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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

number of American prospecting
parties have been exploring var
ious parts of the islands. AL
though their work has been
greatly retarded by the insur-
gents, they have, nevertheless,
succeeded in locating some very
rich veins of gold, which will be
worked when peace is establish
ed. Even before the outbreaks
of our war with Spain, a COM
pany composed largely of Span
ish residents of Manila had un.
dertaken the alluvial mining of
gold; but nothing more than the
preliminary prospecting was
ever accomplished. So promis-
ing is the outlook for the future
that many of our soldiers, par
ticularly those of our Western
states, have expressed a desire
to remain in the Philippines ir
order to engage in mining after
the insurgents have been sub
dued.
Our prospectors have confined
their explorations to Luzon; bu
even on this island, perhaps The
most civilized of the entire Phil
ippine group, are regions which
have never been trodden by ;
white man. Some of the othe
islands, it is said, also contain
gold, and on Mindanao it is Ger
tain there are valuable deposits
Old miners, who have been Grip
Pile Creek and in the Klondike
have already arrived in Manila
and form but the advance of al
army of gold-seekers, which vii
invade the country when peac
has been established. The pres
ent war cannot lsng continue, no
can it long delay the develop
ment of the mineral resources Q
our eastern possessions Scien
tific American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

The Tagalog part of the Phil
ippines, or rather of Luzon,
seems about ready to acknowl-
edge our sovereignty, accept
such government at our hands
as it may please us to give. The
Tagals, who have so courageous
ly supported the cause of Phil
ippine independence and follow
ed Aguinaldo, are about con-
WINGED that they cannot sustain
an independent government in
the face of our arms, that the
power brought by the American
government to crush such move
for independence is beyond their
ability to resist, that their cher
ished cause is hopeless, and their
emissaries sent to plead for peace
give out the impression that they
would at once throw themselves
at our feet and ask for mercy if
it were not that they were deter
red by the fear that we would
wreal vengeance upon them as
the Spanish, in similar case were
won't to do.-The American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

To John Babion, his heirs or assigns
You are hereby notified that have expended
In labor and improvements upon the blue
Bird" lode mining claim situated In Bayhorse
Mining District, Custer county, Idaho, the sum
OF 800 in order to hold said claims for the years
1895 1890 1897, 1893, under the provisions OF
Section 2324, Revised Statutes OF the United
States, and II within 20 days after the publica-
tion OF this notice you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion OF said expenditure
amounting to siss.ssx together with the costs
OF this notice, your one-third interest in said
"Bme Bird" lode mining claim win become the
property of the subscriber under said Sector
2ss4. GEORGE SMITH.
Salmon, Idaho. June srd. 1899.
First publication June 9, 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

When you put up a grub-stake
for prospector hereafter, have a
written contract with your part
ner and have it placed on record.
Had this been done by the Buff
falo bumpers there would have
been less shooting and less litiga-
ton in Idaho county last winter,
says the DeLamar Nugget.
The following law was enacted
by the last session of the Idaho
Legislature:
Section 1. Written contracts
relating to prospecting or min
ing or TO the formation of co.
partnerships for that purpose
when signed by the parties
thereto and Endorsed by at least
one witness, may be recorded in
the Office of the county recorder
of the county wherein it is pro
posed to prosecute the business
of said co-partnership or where
the property effected by such
contract is situated.
Sec. 2. Such record shall be
constructive notice to all persons
of the matters contained in such
contract or co-partnership agree
ment.
Sec. 3. All acts or parts Of
acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

NoTIcE:--Is hereby given that
Mrs. Belle Draper, wife of Thad-
deus Draper, left my bed and
board and three little children
on Feb. 18th, 1899, and went
away with Will Baker, of East
Fork, and that |, Thaddeus Ora
per, will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by her in
the future. THADDEUs DRAPER.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

An exchange is responsible for
the following ut has been
charged that country newspapers
are bootlickers on the money
side of the question; that they
are afraid to condemn wrong;
that it is the duty of newspapers
to expose everything that is not
exactly right and proper, etc.
A man engages in the newspaper
business to make q living just
like anyone else in any other
business. 1t is not the duty of a
newspaper man to ferret out any
mean or contempitable act, any
more than 1t is the duty of citi-
zen. The citizens of a commun-
ity are responsible for the inn
morality of town, for dishonest
elections; for breaking the law;
not the newspaper. How many
business men are there in a town
that will condemn a wrong doer,
when they know it will lose them
money, and probably cost them
their living ? And yet that is
what some people expect them
to do. The trouble is the (so-
called honorable people of a
community haven't the moral
courage to stand for the right.
A majority of them if they en-
dorse an article condemning the
wickedness of some scion, will
come around in private and tel
the editor that he has done right,
yet when it comes to saying il
publicly, talking it on the street
and elsewhere their nerve fails
them, and the editor is left to
fight the battle alone-probably
with his best patron. If you
have any grievance to make dc
it publicly. Ii newspaper at
tempts reform that you know
is right and will in the benefit OF
the town, give him the benefit OF
your support publicly. Don't sit
back and say that newspaper
has not the courage to say whats
right and what's wrong until you
yourself rise above the almighty
dollar and take your stand for
truth and honesty. 1t is the in
dividual and not the newspaper
that hasn't the moral courage
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

The new time table on the
Short Line, says the Pocatello
Tribune, which gives us two
trains daily north and south
one of each daylight train
went into effect on Thursday,
June LIST. The time of trains is
as follows
South Bound Trains.-No. 10
Leaves Silver Bow, 400 a. m.
arrives at Pocatello, 1:50 p. M.
leaves Pocatello 2:15 p. M; ar
rives at Salt Lake 1850 p. m.
No. 8-Leaves Silver Bow,
500 p. M; arrives at Pocatello,
2:05 a. M; leaves Pocatello, at
2;30 a. M; arrives at Salt Lake
1855 a. m.
North Bound Trains. No. 2
Leaves Salt Lake, 9:45 a. M; ar
rives at Pocatello, 1855 p. m.;
leaves Pocatello, Ais p. M; ar
rives at Silver Bow, 1875 a. m.
No. 9-Leaves Salt Lake 8:45
p. M; arrives at Pocatello SOC
a. M. leaves Pocatello at 1925 a.
m.; arrives at Silver Bow, 1925
p. m.
West Bound Train. No. t.
Leaves Granger 9:35 a. M; ar
rives at Pocatello $40 p. m.
leaves Pocatello, 4,25 p. M; or.
rives at Huntington, $40 a. m.
East Bound Trains. No. Q
Leaves Huntington, $50 p. m.
arrives at Pocatello, 2;05 a. m.
leaves Pocatello, $3.50 a. M; ar
rives at Granger, 100 p. m.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

The West Plains Quilts says:
Napoleon said that the Lord
seemed to be on the side of the
heavy artillery. But in the late
war with Spain the Lord seemed
to have been on the side of the
beef packers, as they killed
about ten times as many soldiers
as the artillery and got big pay
for their rotten beef"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

Although it is yet several
months until Congress will meet,
the patriotic conspirators are
busy preparing "bill'to relieve
the government of all labor in
management of finances-except
to pay tribute TO the boed mon
gers and bankers who are schem-
ing to destroy all government
paper money and control the is
sue themselves.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

Notice Is hereby given that /, Donaldson
Rowles Sheriff of Custer county, Idaho. do In
tend to make application TO the Board OF
County Commissioners at their next regular
session, for an allowance for the payment OF a
Deputy Sheriff.
DONALDSON RowLEs.
Dated, Challis. Idaho, June 3rd, 1890
First publication June O. 1890. wb
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

A combination of capitalists
to sustain the market" is ben,
evidence tempered with self
interest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

The following is the list of
school books adopted by the
State Board of School Book
Commissioners, which recently
met in Boise. These books will
have to be used In all schools in
Idaho, beginning next term :
Fundenberg's Reading Chart.
Bass Beginners Readers.
Stepping Stones to Literature,
Readers.
Modern Spelling Books.
Barnes Vertical Penmanship.
Werner Arithmetics.
Eggleston's First Book in
American History.
McMaster's History of u. S.
Natural Geography Series.
Dole's American Citizen.
Hydes' Language Series.
- Baldwin's Series of Physiolo-
gy's.
Normal Music Course.
Thompson's Short Course in
Channing's High School His
tory Of u. s.
Macey's Our Government.
Wells Academic Arithmetic.
Reed & Kellogg's Higher En-
glish.
Blaisdell's Practical Physiol-
ogy.
Myers General History.
Webster's School Dictionary.
Shaw & Bakers Outlines of
English Literature.
Lockwood's Lessons in Eng
fish.
Lewis English Composition.
Buehler's Practical Exercises
in English.
English & American Classics.
Latin Series, Given & Co.
Humans Physical Geography
Tarr's Geology.
Orton's Comparative Zoology.
Nedham's Elementry Zoology.
Bailey's Lessons with Plants.
Spalding's Introduction to
Botany.
Coulter's Manuel of Rocky
Mountain Botany.
Shepherds Series in Chemis-
try.
Montgomery's Bookkeeping.
Bulloclz's Economies.
Wells Essentials of Geometry.
Wells Trigonometry.
Avery's Series of Physics.
Todd's New Astronomy.
u. S. History, Scudder's Series
Physical Geography, Tarr's
First Book in Physical Geog.
raphy.
Geology, LeConte's.
American Literature, Watkins
Primer of American Literature.
British Literature, Brooks
Primer of British Literature.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13


newly-acquired Philippines the
future alone can decide; but GER
tain it is that much time and
labor will be expended in seek
ing the gold which the islands
are said to contain. Before the
outbreak of hostilities, Ameri-
can prospectors had made many
trips inland; but the attitude of
the natives prevented any sys-
tematic exploration of the coun-
try. Meager though the infor-
nation acquired may be, there
can be but little doubt that, in
the unknown interior of many of
the islands and in Luzon in par
ticular, gold lies buried away.
1t was the quest for gold and
silver which, four hundred years
ago, urged Spanish adventurers
to begin a great course of dis
covery and exploration. 1t
seems, therefore, incredible that
after having acquired possess
ion of these islands and estab-
lished here their civilization,
these gold-seeking Spaniards
should have left undeveloped
the natural resources of the ter
ritory.
But they never really subdued
the natives; and, although they
built up their great city of Man
lila and established trading-sta-
tons, their conquest was not ex-
tensive. They never subdued
even the tribes which inhabit
the country bordering the coast.
During all the long years OF
Spanish dominion, from the
founding of the first colony to
the islands, the natives conse-
quently rose up in rebellion
against their rulers. Hampered
by their efforts to bring the in
surgent tribes to subsection, it
was impossible for the Span
iards to explore the'land beyond
the beautiful rice fields and
tropical groves, in the deep, dark
Ijungles of the interior.
The natives themselves have
never extensively engaged in
mining; but the little digging
which they have done has not
been without its good results. Ii
Manila, much gold in the form
of jewelry and ornaments skill
fully worked by the natives is
sold in the shops.
Among the many tribes of the
interior, it is considered sacrileg
ious to disturb the earth; fol
which reason they themselves
have not dug for gold and have
prevented others from so doing
During the last few months they
have resisted the encroachment
of American gold seekers, be
cause, they said, they feared
that the wrath of their gods
would fall upon them, if the
earth was made to yield its treas
ures. 1t may be that there are
other reasons; for the natives
although superstitious, are Graf
ty; and would naturally oppose
the mining of the noble metal:
by any save their own people.
Still another reason may b.
advanced to explain the unde
veloped condition of Philippin,
mineral resources. The friars
who WELD so enormous an influ
ence, have always combateC
every plan which would tend tt
the enlightenment of the people
and the growth of large indus
tries; and especially have they
been opposed to the digging o
mines, despite the evidence tina
precious ores exist.
The mining of the natives has
been confined to the alluvial de
posts of the rivers; for there i!
not a stream rising in the noun
tains of Luzon and the othe.
islands which has not it's gold
bearing sands and deposits, from
which for centuries the large
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-13

Aguinaldo is a great traveller,
with a speciality for flying visits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-27

The dispatch from Admiral Dewey re-
ceived at the Navy Department in Wash
ington, reporting the ambuscade of Lieut..
Gilmore and his party, and stating that
their fate was unknown, caused great con
Germ ut the department Because of the
cruelty known to be used by the Filipinos
toward their prisoners it will be most
grateful surprise TO naval officers to learn
that the heads of Gilmore and the others
have not been cut off and their bodies mu-
tilated.
Instructions were sent to Admiral
Dewey to use every effort to ascertain If
the party is still alive, and if so, to secure
their release, if possible either by ransom
or in exchange for some insurgents held
by the American forces. Gen. Otis and
Admiral Dewey have about 1,6OO Filipino
prisone IS in their possession. Aguinaldo's
well-known reputation for feathering his
own nest leads to the belief, however, that
he will prefer to listen to overtures for
the purchase of the freedom of the Amer
leans.
According to Admiral Dewey's dispatch
the warship's cutter, with fifteen men
aboard, was sent from the Yorktown at
night to make soundings near Baler,
where small Spanish garrison had been
resisting the insurgents for nearly year.
The object was to ascertain how close to
the shore the gunboats sent by Admiral
Dewey to rescue the Spaniards could go.
The cutter had gone for some time when
suddenly three volleys, fired in rapid sue
cession, were heard aboard the Yorktown.
A curious feature of the affair is that no
reply to the shooting was made by those
aboard the cutter. which had machine
gun in her bow. This leads to the impress
sion that Lieut.. Gilmore and his men
were ambushed and perhaps all slaugh-
tered before they could raise a hand in
their defense.
Dewey's dispatch reads as follows:
'rhe Yorktown visited Balor, Luzon, east
coast of Luzon, Z. l., April -, for the
purpose of rescuing and bringing away
the Spanish forces, consisting of eighty
soldiers, three officers and two priests,
who were surrounded by 400 insurgents,
some of the insurgents armed with Maui
ser rifles, as reported by natives. Lieut..
j. G. Gilmore, while making an examina-
ton Of the mouth of the river in an arm
ed boat, was ambuscaded, fired upon and
captured. Fate unknown, as insurgents
refused to communicate afterward.
DEWEY"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-27

The trial of Mrs. Anna II. George at
Canton, Ohio, for the murder OF Geo. ID.
SaXton has aroused unusual and wide
spread interest. Had the man whom she
is said to have shot been any other than
the brotherin-aw Of the President of the
United States it is not likely that her fu-
ture would be the subject OF speculation
in thousands OF homes throughout the
country and the newspapers outside Of the
locality would not consider it worth while
to send representatives there to report
every move she makes and every detail
of her trial. It's the prominence of the
murdered man that attracts attention to
her. The prosecution occupied nearly two
weeks in presenting their side of the case.
The defense opened Tuesday morning.
In the court room Mrs. George has con-
stantly at her side her oldest boy, New
ton; her sister, Mrs. Brown OF Hanover
ton, and number of friends from her old
home. Her former husband, Sample g.
George, was present at one session of
court and shook hands with her. From
these friends and from people in Canton
Mrs. George daily receives bouquets of
flowers, which stand on the table in front
of her and brighten the court room.
As the trial proceeds she is responsive
to every act of the attorneys and wit
nesses. All is not grim solemnity in the
court room. Occasionally there are ex-
changes of wit by the lawyers and then
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-27

hearty that modest Capt. Coghlan and his
officers protested against honors they de-
clared should be reserved for Admiral
Dewey and proffered to none other.
The vessels arrived off Sandy Hook
from the east Saturday at midnight and
anchored in the harbor. Although the
rain poured in torrents oil day Sunday,
streams of people could be seen hurrying
to the river front to witness the triumphal
entry Of the small but distinguished feet.
After passing Grants tomb the vessels
proceeded slowly down the river and drop
ped anchor off Thirty-seventh street. Then
the public was rendered a royal welcome
aboard the Raleigh. Between 1000 and
5000 people availed themselves of the op-
portunity to board the ship and admire
the big guns which had done such effec-
tive work in far-off Manila harbor. The
warship was uncomfortably crowded,
but everybody received cordial welcome.
The crew apparently took great pride in
showing visitors over the ship and partic-
ularly in pointing out the 5-inch gun which
fired the first shot in the battle of Manila
bay.
In the forccastle Of the cruiser Raleigh
are many relics of the battle of Manila
bay. One of these is the head of Span
ish 'sailor. shot clean from the body. Be-
tween the teeth is small stiletto clinched
in the grip of death. The head and knife
were found floating in the water, and one
of the Raeigh's sailors dived over the sido
for It. The CHASTITY remnant Of the battle
was. Theoretically sealed in big glass Of
alcohol.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-27
A MOTHERS HOPE.
Still Thinks of Finding Her Boy, Who
Was Stolen Fifteen Years Ago.

The finding of Gerald Lapiner, the kid
naped Chicago boy, has kindled anew the
fires Of hope in the breast of Mrs. Lizzie
Dickinson of Houghton, Mich. Mrs. Dick
inson believes that she may yet find her
boy, now grown to manhood, who was
stolen fifteen years ago.
In 1884 the Dicknsons were living at
Florence, Wis, where Mr.. Dickinson was
mining engineer and superintendent of
the mines. One day the boy, Willie, was
stolen. He was then q years old. The
theory was advanced first that the boy
had been kidnapped in a spirit of revenge
by some Of the miners who were identified
with strike. This theory was abandon
ed later, search having been made in
the meantime of all the abandoned shafts
in the vicinity in which the boy might
have fallen. Almost a year passed before
the aid OF detective was called, and then
n thorough and organized search for the
little fellow was made.
The little fortune owned by the parents
was spent in the hunt for the boy by the
Pinkerton detectives. Clews were chased
from one end to the other of the United
States. Several times it was believed that
success was at hand. One clew, which
WIS olt, uclcC-
tives into the South and into a settlement
of negroes, where the boy had been Sc
creted for several months. Unmistaka-
BILE traces of the Dickinson boy were
found among these negroes, his playmates
having learned the same prayers he re-
cited when at home and also having gain
ed true description of his home in Wis
consin. But the boy could not be found.
In the years that have elapsed the moth
er has never wholly abandoned hope. The
husband is dead, and the broken-hea
mother has Travelled all over the United
States. She has seen 1913 boys about
whom there was mystery. pointing TO an
abduction. and has been the agency of re-
storing thirteen stolen boys to their par
ents. If living Willie is now 21 years old.