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starving The worst area contains al
! population OF about $50 900 and moi a

Starving Inc worst area contains a
population of about 100000 and not 4
large wagon road is to be found in any
direction over which food can be trans
ported. All food is carried on the backs
OF horses, or this population 200 600
people must be fed or they will starve
II not fed at home they will migrate To
the cities. leaving the weak TO die. Their
work will be left undone and their future
will be hopeless.
Pestilence which frequently follows
mood and famine, has appeared among
the unfortunate inhabitants in the noun
tain districts and a number OF people have
persisted. 1t is feared that the epidemic
VIII spread to the coast should there be a
general movement OF the mountain people
IN that direction. A movement of this
KIND has already been anticipated, and is
being successfully controlled. But the re-
lief must be continued freely in the
mountain districts for all OF December and
during the greater part Of January.
It is estimated that not less than 1000
additional tons OF food will be required.
Four sevenths of this amount should be
OF rice. two-sevenths should be of beans
and the remainder of the amount re-
quired should be either Goldfish oil. bacon.
with the food already issued and now on
hand and with the 1000 tons required in
addition to that already Issued, the total
issue will be 2o162,7sS pounds.
In dealing with the indigents, able
bodied men have been required to work
for the food they received and great
deal of public work has been done in the
way OF cleaning towns, repairing roads,
etc. A plan has been devised between
the board of charities and the needy
planters and their servants by which the
board furnished food to the planters for
the number of servants In their families
In return for this aid the planters sign
an agreement to furnish small parcel of
land and hut to each family which land
they are to see prepared and seeded with
food plants. The planters are also to see
that the laborers and their families are
supplied with the food issued and that the
laborer performs full days work in re-
turn. The planters further agree to fur
nish transportation for the food.
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TYPHOID REPORTED
As Having Caused Seven Deaths IN
the Garrison at ladysmith.
ALL IS NOT WELL THERE
When the Fever and Dysentery Are
Prevalent as at Present.
BOtR ACCOUNT OF BULLER'S DEFEAT
Represents 1t as Terrible SLAUGHTER Of
the British Hosts.
500 PRISONERS WERE TAKEN TO PRETORIA
The Cannon Abandoned by Eng
iish We're Taken Across the
River TO Pretoria.
When the Fever and Dysentery Are
Prevalent as at Present.
sotR ACCOUNT OF BuLLER's DEFEAT
Represents 1t as a Terrible Slaughter Of
the British Hosts.
500 PRISONERS WERE TAKEN TO PRETORIA
The Cannon Abandoned by Eng
lish Were Taken Across the
River to Pretoria.

New York, December 25.--The Trihuue's
London cable says: Another voice has
come from the darkness OF Ladysmith.
Seven more deaths from cnteric fever are
reported in the casualty list from Whites
garrison. These messages. flashed from
one British camp to another. have diff
ferent sound from tho CHEEKY "All well''
which was received daily from Ladysmith
at Estcourt u few weeks ago. All is not
well when typhoid fever and dysentery
are prevalent, and men are dying daily
in the hospital from sickness induced by
unsanltary conditions and defective
water supply. The war office makes no
comment on this message.
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South Africa. directing him to make 4
thorough inquiry and to do everything In
MS power TO prevent Illegal interference
with American commerce by either bell
igerent. Ambassador Choate has also
neen instructed to make inquiries In Lon
don and to make such representations ia
the British foreign Office as the facts In
the case may justify.
What action viii be finally taken by the
government will depend on what Ia re-
vealed by the inquiries. The reports that
reach Washington are unofficial and very
meager They indicate that the British
foreign office acted on the theory that the
nour was destined for the Boer army, but
they do not indicate what evidence the
British naval commanders had TO Justify
them in reaching that conclusion. IL is
contended by the legal representative OF
the American shippers that the -four was
shipped from the United States for the
express purpose of being forwarded from
Deiagoa bay into the Transvaal, II will be
held by the British government that the
Shipment was technically under iuterna-
tlonal law continuous voyage, and that
the hour was as clearly liable to seizure as
II II had been in transit to the Transyaal.
This doctrine of continuous voyage was
adhered to very strongly BY the United
States during the civil war Tho most
celebrated case under 1t was that OF the
British ship Springbok, which sailed from
British port for Nassau, another British
port, with goods intended to he reshipped
from that port In another vessel and car
ried into the Confederacy. The Spring
box was captured before reaching Nassau
and was taken to New York, where she
was adiudged a lawful prize and her cargo
WAS condemned This lecision ,voe ,,nt,oI5
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BoER oFFiciAL ACCOUNT.
General Buffers Defeat Was Ter.
rJhle Slaughter,

rjble slaughter.
Pretoria, Sunday, December 17.-over
500 British prisoners, captured at the bat
tie of stormberg. have arrived here They
have been taken to Waterfall to join the
other prisoners.
The official account OF Boer casualties
at the battle of Tugela river says 900 We're
killed or wounded. General Schalkberger's
report OF the battle, dispatched from the
head lager December 16. says:
Friday at dawn tho long expected ar
rived. The Pretoria detachment OF artii-
iery gave the alarm chat General Buffers
Ladysini.h relief column was in battle
array advancing on the Boer position close
20 Tugela and Colenzo. The center con-
sisted OF an immense crowd OF infantry
hanked on each side by two batteries. with
strong bodies OF cavalry supporting. The
Boer artillery preserved absolute silence,
not disclosing our position, Two batter
rles came within rife dis.plce of our fore
most position and the Beers then opened
fire with deadly effect. Our artillery also
commenced, and apparently absolutely
confused the enemy. who were allowed to
think the bridge was open for them TO
cross
Their right flank In the meantime at
tackled the Bocrs' southwest position. But
tho Mauser rife fire was so tremendous
they rolled back like 4 spent wave, leav-
ing ridges aud ridges and ridges of dead
and dying humanity behind, Again the
British advanced to the attack, but again
fell back, swelling the heaps Of dead.
The cavalry charged to the river, where
gmolo Commando delivered such a MUIR
dernus Are that lwo batteries of cannon
had 10 be abandoned. which the Beers are
going 10 bring here. Twice the British es
sayed TO bring horses and remove them.
The first time they succeeded in hitching
onto one cannon. and on tho second trial
The horses and men fell In heap. Then
the British were In full retreat to their
camp, whence they sent heavy shrspnel
fire on Buwer bridge across the Tugela
to prevent the buTghers from recovering
the cannon
The French attache, Villebs, and the
German attache. Braun. say tho fight could
not have been improved upon by the
armies OF Europe. Generals Botha and
Trlchart we're always at the mos. danger
GUS position OF the fighting. Several am
balances removed the English dead and
wounded.
Such a tremendous cannonade has sell
dom been heard. The welt for miles was
covered with dead and wounded. II was
most crushing British defeat. Nine can
mons have since been brought across the
river. The British asked and were granted
twenty four hours armlstice.
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THE THIRTy-THIRD
Forms Part Of the Command of Gem
crnI Young Now.

Manila. December 26, a. m.--General
Young has been appointed military gov
ernor of the provinces Of Northwestern
Luzon, with headquarters at Vigan, His
command includes the Thirty-thirh in
fantry. under Colonel Luther r. Hare,
and the Third cavalry. He will establish
permanent stations at San Fernando and
L7oag, with outposts wherever needed
The Sixteenth infantry will proceed TO
APART, garrisnning such towns as may
be deemed necessary in the provinces OF
cayagan, Isabel and Nueyo Vizacaya, OF
which Colonel Hood has been appointed
military governor. General Young and
Colonel Hood are establishing civil mu-
nicipal governments and the ports In
Northern Luzon will be opened for trade
about January ].
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THE EAST AND WEST ALABAMA.
said That the X. g., NJ. and d. Has
Purchased IL.


Birmingham. Ala, December 26.--lt is
stated on reliable authority that the East
and West Alabama railway has been pur-
chased by Lee Higgins & Co. Of Boston
for the Kansas City. Memphis and Blr-
mingham railrond. and that II Will at
once BIO extended into Birmingham.
The road has been In litigation for seven
or eight years. and decision was handed
down by the supreme court which brought
about the settlement. an agreement hay
ing been reached between the heirs OF the
late Eugene Kelly OF New York and the
Brownings. the parties ltigant
The road extends from Gainesville Ga,
to Peli City Ala, a distance OF 100 miles.
The purchase price Is given as 1880, 000.
The Seaboard Air line is said to be be-
hind the Kansas City road and Will 0per-
ate the line in conjunction with the latter.
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Cl,nrchiII,. Esnnnn.

Pretoria. December 1.-THE govern
ment Is much concerned about the escape
of Winston Churchill and the officials are
doing their utmost to discover how he got
away. The officials have instituted a
house search for discriminating papers.
The Nolkstein asserts that he escaped
disguised as Il woman
The official gold output for November
shows the amount to be 81, 1888 OUNCES.
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Cleveland. Ohio. December 25.--A furious
snow storm. accompanied by d 45-mile
gale. has been raging throughout North
ern Ohio and over Lake Erie for the past
twenty four hours. The Thermometer reg
isters 16 above. In this city street car
traffic is badly lmpeded as the result OF
the heavy snow drifts piled on the tracks.
Trains on trunk line railways are near
ly all late.
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Chicago. December 25 The Knights VI
Zion. Jewish organization. are In con-
yention here. Grand Master B. Horwich
presiding. Resolutions were psssed de-
ploring the fact that armed conflicts be-
tween nations are taking place u the
present time and stating that y wAs tne
conviction Of the delegates that fhe teac1.
ing OF their order would 20 much tn~ara
restoring peace and bringing ABOUT ~
idea Of universal brotherhood 81 we9.
The election Of ofhceys van y 49, ~ ~
xnoyrow. &. . ss
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holland Reed Has Appendicitis. +

New York. December 25.--Roland Reed,
the actor. is seriously III at St. Luke'ss
hospital suffering from appendicitis and
his road engagements for the holiday week
have baen cancelled. Up TO tonight no
surgical operation has been performed,
and The surgeons had not decided whether
or not one would be necessary They arc
hopeful OF recovery.
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SEIZURE OF AMERICAN FLOUR.
The Matter to he Thoroughly In
quired Into.

New York. December PA special 10
the Herald from Washington says; secre-
tary Hay will have thorough investiga-
ton made Of the reported seizure by Brit
ish cruisers Of several cargoes Of American
-four off Delagoa bay. South Africa. In
siruciions have been sent to the American
consul at Lorenzo Marquee. Portuguese
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sTILLWELL HAS RESIGNED.
Az President of the Guardian Trust
CnnInnnX of ChIcngO.

Kansas City, December 25.-Announce-
ment was made here today of the retire
ment of A. E. Sulwel from the presi-
dency of the Guardian Trust company. This
corporation. which WAS formerly known as
the Missouri Kansas and Texas Trust
company, had its headquarters in Kansas
until a few months ago. when the name
was changed, the capital increased from
81 $50 600 to 81 500, 900 and the general
offices removed to Chicago Most of the
new stock was taken in Chicago by men
OF large wealth, including John w. Gates,
John Lambert. A. J.. Singer and 7. NJ
Thadbourre. Jr. Mr. Stiiwe's retire
ment is said to be due TO difficulties Of
opinion between the president and ma
jorty of the board of directors as TO the
policy TO be pursued by the company. 1t
was through this trust company that Mr..
StiwclI built the Kansas city. Pittsburg
and Gulf. now in he hands OF receivers
and about to pass under a new agreement,
and he Is now said to be practically out %
both corporations. II is stated that air.
Stilwell Will return 10 Kansas city.
Chicago. December "a. Tho Times
Herald tomorrow will say: Nj stilwelPs
retirement was brought about at a meet
ing of the executive committee of the ST.
10000 concern held Saturday. While the
officers of the company stated tonight that
Mr.. Stilwell's resignation was voluntary
and was given in order that he might OBJ
tain much nee led rest ii was learned
that tho meeting at which the matter was
considered was a stormy one. John Wa
Lambert, OF the American Steel and Wire
who was mainly instrumental
in bringing about the retirement OF Mr..
gtilWeII said that no name had been
considered and that Mr.. Stilwell's sue
cessor will not be elected until the right
man was found.
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FATHER INFORMATION.


Is'n December 81 East Texas
|'n''y and Wednesday; variable
issas and New Mexico-Fai,.
IN, so'lern portion; Wednesday fair,
:, ana ana Indian Territories-Fair
y Wednesday; variable winds.
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alroadway Banks Limit Extended.
Boston, December 2b.--Receiyer Wing
received word today from Comptroller
Dawes in Washington that the time limit
for tho reopening OF the Broadway bank,
which would have expired tomorrow
night, has been extended for one week.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington. December 25--The total
subscription to the Lawton fund up to
noon of Christmas Day was Sl4, 500 So. It
Is not at all probable that the fund viii
reach $50. 600
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Bushrod Underwood who achieved fame
as scout in the army of Northern Viz
ginia, died here today. aged ST years. Many
deeds requiring great GOODNESS and cour-
age We're credited to him by General r.
p. Lee and Colonel John s. Mosry.
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Anaheim, CAL, December 25.-rhe htay-
lest earthquake shock ever known here
occurred at 4:25 this morning 1t lasted
fully ten seconds and was violent from
the beginning Lodging houses were emp
tied and the streets were filled with sniv-
ering people. A number OF buildings were
cracked but no serious damage was done
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-01
Notice of Forfeiture.

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 300 in order to hold said claims for the years
1895, 1895, 1897, 1893, under the provisions of
Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the United
States and If within 90 days after the publica-
ton of this notice you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of said expenditure
amounting to SlS3.33h together with the costs
of this notice, your one-third interest in said
Blue Bird'' lode mining claim will become the
property of the subscriber under said Section
1924. GEORGE SMITH.
Salmon, Idaho, June Bird, 1899.
First publication June 6, 1899.
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Colonel Inoersoii.

G. G. Goodwin pays the follow
ing beautiful tribute to the mem
DRY of the late Robert G.. Inger-
soil in the Salt Lake Tribune
mo one can yet say what
should be said of Col. Ingersoll,
now that his life has gone out.
The masterful, great man is still
before us though he of the CHEEKY
face, the voice which was music,
the overlooking heartiness, the
faithful friend, and the one man
too big to cherish fesentments;
too sunny-hearted to bear malice;
too lofty by nature to care for
the sneers of petty men or the
hates of small souls, has passed
on, but no one can be quite just,
or capable of Analysing his real
self, until later when present
distractions melt away and his
memory in its fullness makes a
perfect picture on the retina of
the mind. To begin with, he
represented the fierce reaction
against the slavery of the soul
which was the rule when he was
born. He was a clergyman's
son; to that clergyman this hu-
man life was always dressed in
mourning robes; there were the
terrors of eternal punishment al
ways before him; the Sabbath
day was a terrible day when it
almost seemed wicked for the
birds to sing or the sunbeams to
kiss the smiling brow of the deli.
locus morn. The day meant SER
vice at home, two wearisome
sermons, Sunday school; hymns
that brought with them visions
OF funeral plumes and open
graves, and even when they des-
cribed the joys awaiting the very
few who might be saved; the i'm
pulse of generous hearts was
that an eternity of such days
would be one long torture.
If Col. Ingersoll took his gen.
erous ways from his mother, as
we can well believe that he did.
the chances are ten thousand to
one that the recoil against the
old terrible past was inherited
from her. The silent rebellion
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those of the United States only
eighty-one."
Has not our Christian nation
yet learned that we cannot sub
stitute force for the Golden Rule,
and then reasonably expect
peace ? says General James b.
Weaver in chapter devoted to
imperialism from the standpoint
of true American.
Senator r. B. Tillman, of
South Carolina, would like to
know of those who are so anx-
ious to christianize the Filipinos
(who had established Christian
churches over $50 years ago., if
they intend to re-Christianize
them with the bayonet point, as
Mahomet spread Islamism with
q scimiter.
Senator Vest, of Missouri.
handles his subject from "a legal
point of view," from the consti-
tutional side, quoting numerous
supreme court decisions to sup
port his arguments, in conclusion
he says 81 know not what may
be done with the glamor OF for
eign and the greed of the com
mercial and money-making class
es in this country. For myself,
| would rather quit public life it.
self rather than to give my con
sent to this fantastic and wicked
attempt to revolutionize our gov
eminent and substitute the prin-
ciples of our hereditary enemies
for the teachings of Washington
and his associates.
On the subject of imperialism
no one man outside of Mr.. Bryan
and possibly Andrew Carnegie
have received the notoriety and
caricature, through the public
press of the country as Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts. An
elaborate speech made by him in
the United States senate on this
subject, which is considered one
of the masterpieces of eloquence,
is reproduced. In the speech he
says Though l stand in an
humble capacity by my parties
cradle at it's birth, [ do not in
tend to follow it's hearse if | can
help it. There has never been a
republic yet in history that ac-
quired dominion over another ma
ton that did not rule it selfishly
and oppressively."
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AS is we'll known, several
fields of alfalfa in different parts
OF this county seem to be dead,
and 1t has generally been at
tributed to the plant being win
ter killed, but Isador Meyer, who
had a fine tract on Upper Crook
ed river, which is nearly all kill
ed out, is of a different opinion.
Being anxious to know what had
destroyed the plant, he examin-
ed hundreds of them and found
wherever one was dead or seem
ingly affected, that the roots
We're destroyed to a depth of
from 6 to 10 inches down from
the top by a small white worm
about half an inch long with a
brownish head. The worms APP
parently commence at the crown
and work down, eating the cen
ter OF the root, leaving it mere
tube or she'll. In pulling up the
plant in his examinations he
found that the root broke off just
at the point to which the worm
had eaten. They were very
numerous in all stages of devel-
opment. -Prineville (Or.)Journal.
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AIias Summons.

In the District Court OF the Fourth Judicial
District of the State of Idaho, County of
Custer.
Clayton Mining and Smelling Company !
Corporation, Plaintiff.
Against
Alexander Pfeiffer, surviving partner of |
A. & ]. Pfeiffer, Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends Greeting to Alexan-
der Pfeiffer, surviving partner of A. & ].
Pfeiffer, the above named Defendant
You are hereby required to appear in an ac
tion brought against you by the above named
Plaintiff in the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Idaho. in and
for the County of Custer, and to answer the
Complaint filed therein, within ten days lex
elusive of the day of service), after the service
on you OF this summons-if served within this
county; or, II served out OF this county. but in
this District, within twenty days, otherwise
within forty days-or Judgment by default will
DC taken against you according to the prayer
of said Complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain the
judgment of this Court against the said Defen-
dant and in favor of said Plaintiff for the sum
of Four Hundred Dollars with interest thereon
at the rate OF 10 per cent. per annum from the
9th day of November, 1894, and costs of suit
~~eASAA
note given by A. s j. PfeifTer for $4,000 with
interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
Said note dated Nov. p, 1884, due one day after
date.
(See Complaint on file certified copy thereof
herewith served).
And you are hereby notified that II YOU fail
to appear and answer the said Complaint. MS
above required, the said Plaintiff win take
Judgment against you for the sum demanded in
the Complaint, to-wit $4,000 with interest
thereon ut the rate of 10 per cent. per annum
from NOV. "a, 1904, and costs of suit
Given under my hand and the Seal OF the Dis.
trict Court of the Fourth judicial Dis
trict of the State OF Idaho, in ana for
(ssai.) the County of Custer, this soth day of
June, in the year of our Lord one thous
and eight hundred and ninety nine.
GEO. e. KEYEs, Clerk.
l.. "A Johnston. Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication July llth. 1899