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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31
HAS GONE TO EGYPT.
DR.. JAMES n. BREASTED AFTER
ANCIENT RELICS.
he Ts One of the Most Noted LInxalsts
OF th~ Age-Oconpies the Only Chair
of Egyptoiogy la America-Is a Grad
uats of Yale.

Many American people pleasantly re-
call DR.. James Henry Breasted of
Chicago, who lectured throughout the
country two seasons ago on recent dis
coveries in Egypt. This distinguished
scholar is full of the enthusiasm of his
subject, and has again set out for the
banks OF the Nile, to be absent several
months In making researches along the
course of that historic stream. While
on this trip he will aid body of Ger
man scholars in compiling new lexi-
con of the Egyptian language. Dr.
Breasted is today one of the foremost
Egyptologists of the globe. AS a stu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31
Richest Gold Mine in the world.

The Band Barton and Albion gold
mine, under the town of Ballarat. in
Australia, has yielded more than fifty
millions as the value of its output of
gold since it was discovered about thir-
ty years ago. 1t is the most productive
gold mine yet known. It's supply of
paying quartz seems practically mex
haustible. and as the vein is extensive,
being spread over much territory. the
mine bids fair to last for centuries. The
work in the Ballarat gold mine is said
to be much safer as well as more COM
Portable than that of the workers in
coal mine. At Ballarat there are no
noxious gases and no danger from ex-
plosions. Air is forced into the work
ings through various shafts. In the
Transvaal rich and regular deposits
were discovered in 1886 in the Witwa-
tersrand. The reefs are estimated to
contain nearly 100000, 900 tons of ore,
the gold Of which is said to be worth
e45,000.000. From eighty to a hun
dred years must elapse before the field
Is worked out.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

gees, expecting to find 1000 insurgents
under arms awaiting him. But his let.
ter of plans had miscarried, the raid
was unexpected. and no revolution had
been started for him. He fired a few
shots, but was forced to beat retreat
Jiminez boasts that Heureaux was
killed by his agents, and that one OF
these days he intends to go to San
Domingo and take up the presidency.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

future president was shrewd business
man, he accumulated there what was
considered a large fortune in those
days. He sent young James to Dick
inson college, in Carlisle, from which
he graduated in 1915. The house in
which Buchanan was born is now re-
built on Fayetts street, Mercersburs.
Before it was torn down all the logs
were carefully numbered and when 1t
was again erected 1t was made a fac
smile of its former self The house
is a story and half high, containing
two rooms. 1t Is constructed of large,
roughly hewn logs and is twenty feet
wide on Fayette street and twenty-one
feet deep along an alley. There is a
single window and a door In front
and ono window on the alley side, with
q door at the rear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

New Marriage Law In Massachusetts.
A new law has just gone into effect
in Massachusetts, forbidding the per-
Torrance of the marriage ceremony by
justices of the peace unless they have
been specially designated for that pur-
pose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

A Madrid journal is printed on linen
with composition easily removable by
water, and the subscriber, after de-
vouring the news, washes his journal
and has a handkerchief.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31
The WOMAN In WHITE
he WHO HAS HAUNTED THE
DREYFUs CASE.

gno Stood by the Fortunes of the Isra-
Rseits Ever Since the Time of His
u First Arrest-yisIted Emperor william
Nsia Bis Behalf
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

The ordinary courtship is a very
weak foundation upon which to erect
the gigantic structure of matrimony.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

Pride often stands between US and
our truest happiness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-31

Judas was probably a good female
impersonator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
CAPTAIN WILDES READY.
Omission of a Word Made Great DIFF
ference in Dispatch.

Boston, May.4.-Capt. Frank Wildes,
U.SN., who commanded the cruiser Bos-
ton at the battle of Manila, was rendered
reception by the officers and members
of the Algonquin club this evening.
Many of the naval officers from the Char
lestown navy yard were also present.
Capt. Wildes gave some "reminiscences
of the war in the Pacific. Prior to the
declaration of war the Boston was sta
toned some 1900 miles to the north of
Hong Kong in Korean port, when one
day a telegram was received from Dewey
which read like this: War with Spain.
Hurry to Hong Kong"
Capt. Wildes Instantly cleared his Sin ip
for action and started at full speed 70 r
Hong Kong where he arrived three or
four days later with every gun loaded and
every man at his gun ready to fight at
the sight of Spanish flag.
Dewey couldn't qui to understand the
warlike appearance of the Boston, and
then 1t was found that a very important
word had somehow dropped out of the
message to Capt. Wildes in transmission
that was the word "immiuent.' The
message should have read, War with
Srain imminent. Hurry to Hong Kong -
He then described the voy age to Manila
and the entrance to the bay in the early
morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.
Spanish War Veteran Commits Murder
and Attempts Suicide.

New York, May 4-Thomas McGrath.
private of Co. Il, 22d regiment, mus
tered out OF service several months ago,
shot and killed his sweetheart, Jennie
Coyle, a girl under q, tonight in the hall
way of the house where both lived at 442
Tenth avenue, and then sent a bullet into
his own head. He was taken to Roosevelt
hospital in an unconscious condition and
it is said that he will die.
McGrata. had been out of employment
for long time and Mr.. Coyie, the dead
girls father, took pity on him and invit-
ed him to make his home with the fami-
ly. McGrath speedily fell in love with
Jennie, and although she reciprocated
his feeling for time. latterly she had
done all she could to discourage his at
tentions. So long as he had home Mo
Grath felt no disposition to work and In
other ways showed himself to he worth
less. McGrath was of a jealous dispo-
sition and last night became very angry
ut the girl because she had accepted an
Invitation from another to go to the thea
tire. He threatened at that time to blow
her brains out. McGrath this afternoon
waited for the return of the girl from her
WORK, He shut the door as she en- tered
the hallway of the house and drawing a
revolver seized her by the throat. He
fred four bullets into her head in rapid
succession, blowing the side of her head
off. He then sent a bullet into his own
head.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
Warm in Praises Of
Tagalogs.
Senator Frye Lectures on Peace
Commission at Paris.

Lewiston, May 4. 4.-Senator W. P.I Frye
delivered q lecture this evening in the
Pine Street Congregational church to an
audience of about 500 people. Prof. l.
g. Jordan presided. The subject. of tbs
lecture was the "Peace commission at
Paris."
Mr.. Frye said that the commission was
wall treated by the French government.
and spoke very highly Of the ability and
courtesy Of the Spanish commissioners.
He gave the reasons for the demand Of
the United States that Spain should re-
linauish the sovereignty Of the Philip
pines which were in brief:
The United States was bound by COM
mon honesty and fairness, to prevent the
Insurgents falling into the hands of the
Spanish, who would have treated them
with great severity. Such course he
said, would have been q lasting disgrace
to the United States. He spoke in glow
ing terms of the Tagalogs. their intelli-
gence and other good qualities and
claimed that with good government
they would become highly civilized. His
remarks were greeted with frequent
bursts of applause.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
OTIS SIZES UP SITUATION.

Washington, May A cablegram has
been received from General Otis which
says: Colonel Summers with six bat
talions, Oregon Dakota, Third Infantry
and Utah Light ARTILLERY of Lawton' s
division proceeded north this morning to
Massand; crossed river, charged enemy
In strong entrenchments, driving him
northward and infiicting considerable
loss. His casualties two wounded. Both
Wheaton and Hale, of Macarthur Is
division, fought enemy in force strongly
entrenohed and commanded by Com
mander.in Chief Luna, about four miles
south of San Fernando. Hale on right dis
lodged enemy; Wheaton on left. leading
in person made brilliant charge, scattered
his forces and inflicted great punishment.
Several officers and enlisted men seriously
wounded. Macarthur proceeds to San
Fernando in the morning. Delayed by
partial destruction of bridge across river.
Not believed enemy will make another
determined stand until he effects retreat
to Mount Arayat, short distance from
San Isidro.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
Department Approves
His Course.
Insurgents Are Now Pretty
+. Well Penned In.

Washington, May 4.-The war depart
ment is satisfied from the dispatches re-
oeived from Gen. Otis today that the
Anne rican commander has put aside the
iDsurgent temporiging over peace and
has turned his attention to most aggres-
sive tactics. The wisdom of this course
was fully approved by officials here who
have foreseen that the rebels needed furth.
er ohastisement in order to bring them
to realizing sesne Of their position. The
early dispatches from General Otis clear-
Jy defined the general plan Of his Iatest
movement He is moving in two columns.
Major General Macarthur pushing
straight forward over q nine-mile stretch
Of country between Calumpit and the
latest rebel stronghold, San Fernando and
Major General Lawton directing q strong
force under Col. Sumner TO prevent the
insurgents from retreating from San
Fernando into the mountains to the
North. The later dispatches showed there
had been hot work In the execution of
this movement. particularly in Gen. Mac
Arthur's advance on San Fernando. The
Qef6aG OF LunA dt Dan 1nOlndb anu bue
scattering of the insurgent forces leaves
Macarthur four miles from San Fernan-
do, with clear road before him. He
will take the city tomorrow morning. ac-
cording to Gen. Otis's plans.
The taking Of the towns is no longer
looked upon by the authorities as Of chief
moment the main consideration being to
intercept the insurgents. Con. Lawton's
movement northward today to Maasin
Cor Moasim). is designed to keep body
of American troops to the north of the
rebels and between them and their line
OF retreat to the mountains. A successful
execution of this movement will leave
the insurgents will Eigh surroundeH on
the north, though therc Is a stretch of
about seven miles from Maasin to the
Rio Grahde river, along which the rebels
are retiring. If the rebels do succeed In
getting into the mountains, war depart
ment officials believe they cannot con-
tinue organized resistance as the noun
tain localities afford much less opportuni
ty for sustenance than the lands
along the foot hills and bottoms. The
authorities here are well satisfied with
the manner in which our forces are
placed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
BIG MINING TRUST.

Boston, May 4.-The Financial News
tonight announced the result of the ap-
plioations for stock in the Amalgamated
Mining company, just Incorporated un-
der New Jersey laws, with capital of
S75, ,0GO, 900. 1t says:
AFTER throwing out bids that
on examination proved to be the enorts
of spectators to take advantage of the
great interest to make money with no
risk and after throwing out bids unac-
oompanied by checks or checks that were
not satisfactory, the total cash subscrfp.
tion was found to have reached the gigan-
tic sum of sil2, 600, 900, which gave to each
other and evsry subscriber Is per cent OF
his subscription. 1t is estimated that the
sum total of the subscriptions that were
thrown out or that arrived by messen.
gers or mail were between three hundred
and four hundred millions which, add
ed to what insiders had intended to Sc
cure for themselves. would have carried
the total to over 81 600 600, 900. The sub
scription books closed at noon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
PROBABLY WON'T BE PAID.

Washington, May 4.-General Otis has
not vet brought to the attention of the
authorities here any claim on behalf of
the Spanish government or its officials
for the restitution of public moneys and
properties seized by the American army
of occupation upon the fall of Manila. 1t
Is surmised that the Spanish officials
still It manning in Manila have been en-
oouraged to attempt to secure the restora-
tiou Of the funds seized by the American
army by the generous treatment accorded
FiIipino claimants. But while our gov
ernment might be disposed to treat liber-
ally any bona tide claim of an individual
Spauiard for restoration OF properties be-
longing to himself, 1t is extremely doubt
full whether the same treatment would Dc
accorded q government claim.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
Which was to Raise Pay
of Men Worth It.
Business Men Yet Hope to Set.
tie Trouble.
rspEcrAL TO THE PREss.1

Biddeford, May 4.-When 1t became
known. late this afternoon, that the
striking maohinists of the Saco and
Pettee shops had sent a committee 10
Agent Threlfqll, and that a lengthy con-
ference had been held, there was u general
feeling that the strike which was begun
Yesterday would speedily end. But to-
night the strikers vot ed not to go back to
work.
1t is understood that at the conference
the agent informed the committee that 1t
would be impossible to give definite
answer on the question of increasing
wages till the company could figure the
accounts of the six months, which ended
May 1st, and that If the strikers expected
MIN to keep his promise they should re-
turn to work. lie said that it was the
intention of the company to adjust wages.
but he could not assure them of a general
increase; If the labor of any man was not
worth more than q dollar q day, such an
employe could not expect an increase be-
yond that amount.
A special meeting of the strikers, held
tonight to listen to the commuters re-
mort, was fully attended. The committee
reported and the matter was discussed
for about two hours The strikers finally
voted not to return to work upon such an
indefinite proposition.
The foundrymen and about sixty en-
ployes of the other departments were at
work today. The shops will be run, the
company's managers say, as long as the
work can be proatably done with the
small crew now remaining. The business
men have not yet abandoned hope that
the trouble will be satisfactorily and
speedily settled.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
TAKES SAN TOMAS.

Col. Funston Again Distinguisheti
Himself For Bravery.
Manila, May As. so p. m.-Major Gen.
Macarthur has carried San Tomas after
encountering strong resistance.
/ Brigadier General Hale moved on the
enemy's right, and Briaadier General
Wheaton attacked the left In q daring
charge, in which Colonel Funston again
distinguished himself The.Kansan vas
wounded in the hand and several other
officers and enlisted men were also
wounded.
Col Summers with q part of the Ore
gon and Minnesota regiments and o gun
of the Utah battery took Mosim on the
right resting four miles from San Fernan-
dino.
The Filipinos are retreating toward San
Isidro and 1t is expected that they will
maks stand at Arayat at which place
the whole Of the reLel forces in the
province of Pan Panga is concentrating.
1t is reported that impressed by recent
events. the Filipinos are wavering In
their allegiance to the insurgents and are
likely to assume neutral attitude.
1t seems as though General Antonio
Luna's forces are destined to destruction
within few days unless they surrender
or scatter. The American army has bsen
skillfully posted at points of immrnse
strategic advantage. The insurgents
expected them to advances on Balinag by
way of Quingua, and had fu-rowed the
entire country beyond Quingua with
the strongest sort of entertainments
$50 D. m.-Instead of taking this
course General Macarthur swung to-
wards San Tomas, the route to which was
almost unprotected. General Lawton
brought his brigade In against Balsuom
from tho southeast, covering the line Of
retreat of the rebels towards the noun
tains and depriving thsm OF q refuge up.
on which they had always counted. Gen.
Lawton captured &c, 000 bushels of rice an
important part of stores established by
the rebels.
The Spanish commissioners sent letter
to Aguinaldo saying that they were au.
thorized to exchange fifteen thousand
Filipinos now in the hands of the Ameri-
cans for the Spanish prisoners.
A reply was received from Senior
Mabini AguinaIdo's prime minister,
which was dated April 2S, and which
stated that Aguiualdo was negotiating
for peace, pending which negotiations be
could not discuss the question of exchange
of prisoners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
PRESIDENT TO TAKE OUTING.

Washington. May 4.-President nacAin. nt
MSorJav ny vI and to remain away for two and
According to his present intention. ne tne
President will spend his vacation az Hob
lIUinas Va He Ia suffering from
sIiaht attack of rheumatism and is also
feeling the strain which has been upon
him for many months. He is an.luus .,nas 20 20
en5yJ sn5g;J Himself of hot baths which VIII re-
move the rheumatic tendency. 4
The Hot Springs are only about elgno
hours ride from Washington, so that tne
Prssidsnt could return at oncs to the
canital if any occasion arises tor ms
nj essence there. Dnrina his absence tne
President will transact only such uu
ness as absolutely requires Ms peie'n"'
attention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
SUPREME COURT OF CUBA.
Gen. Brooke Signs Commits
siOns of Judges. sE
Judges Are Well Known Men o
Untarnished- Reputation. lii

Havana, May 4.-Governor General
Brooke today signed the commissions of
the president and associate justices of the
recently constituted Supreme court of
Cuba. The tribunal, as now made up
consists of Senior Antonio Gonzales de
Menoza, president and Senores Pedro
Gonzales Llorente, Jose Garcia Montos,
Luis Estevez Romero Eudaldo, Tamayo,
Angel Betancourt and Rafael Cruz Porez,
associates.
Senior Federico Mora, who has held the
post of civil governor of Havana, Is ap-
pointeh attorney general, with Senores
Octavio Giberna and Carlos Revilla as
his assistants. +
All the justices are we'll known jurists,
men of untarnished regulations and pos
sessed of wealth enough to place them be,
yond temptation to abuse their trust.
More than this, the selections satisfy all
legitimate political considerations, the
four principal provinces being represented
In the tribunal. Senior Lanuza, secretary
Of Justice in General Brooke's cabinet of
advisors, has submitted the first draft of
proposed decree regulating marriages,
WuOso ODJccD IL Is 10 leBdllzS UnOsb per-
formed ty Protestant clergy and by civil
funotionaries. The draft makes the civil
ceremony without exception essential,
leaving marriages performed solely ac-
cordlng to religious rites, Illegal 1t also
widens the divorce privilege. The de-
creee which originated in the opposition
to giving the Roman Catholic clergy .
monopoly in performing marriage cere-
monies, apparently goes to the opposite
extreme and Gen. Brooke has not yet
given 1t his approval.
The CUBAN National party will send a
committee to Washington to ask for a per
centage of the custom receipts with which
to buy implements needed throughout the
country.
Major General Ludlow, who desires to
get all the United States troops in the
city under roof before the rnins begin,
has had severa ] places thoroughly fumi.
gated AMI disinfeoted.
General Ludlow considers the present
health record Of the troops, of whom only
three per cent ars sick. very remarkable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
The epemv,s ,o.s vss verv sl,qbt,

The enemy's loss was very slight.
After short rest the advance was con-
tinued, Gen. Wheaton encounterinR the
nrst series of entertainments near San
Fernando.
Funston OF the Goth Kansas was wound
Ell, one iieutenant was killed and four
were wounded while leading four compa'
MES OF the Kansas regiment to outfian
the enemy.
6en. Hale pushed along the road flank
ing the trenches.
More than hundred sick and wound
ed men from Gen. Lawton's brigade
were brought to Manila from Matolos
by last nights train. The heat is un-
bearable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
THE INSURGENTS RESIST.
Despite Proposals of Commissioners
For Peace.

| For Peace.
Manila, May 5-S.25 a. MIN spite OF
the peaceful overtures of their commits
sioners, the Filipinos vigorously resisted
the advance of Gen. MacArthur's division
from ApaIit tow ards San Fernando, fight.
ing desperately at long range, after run
ming from trench to trench until driven
out by the American artillery. The
movement commenced at half-past five
in the morning. Gen. Hale's brigade
consisting of tive Gatlings, under the
command of Major Young Of the 9TH ar.
tillery, two battalions of the 51st Iowa
regiment, the 1st Nebraska and the lst
South Dakota regiment, advanced along
| the road few miles west of the railway
line.
Gen. Wheaton, with Hotchkiss and
Gatling guns, under the command Of
Lieut. Naylor of the Utah light artillery,
mounted on hand cars, pushed ahead, the
deploying to the right and left when
feasible.
The country to be travsrsed proved the
worst yet encountered.
! Miles of marshes and many unfordable
streams delayed the advance mater tally.
Both brigades met with resistance nea
San Tomas, which is: about kilometres
from Apalit. The centre span of the rail-
road bridge had dropped into the river
and the rebels had only left small force
to check Gen. Wheaton, their main body
| lining the strong trenches in front of
| Gen Hale. Although the attacking force
poured a very heavy artillery and musket
\ fire across the river, the enemy stubborn.
I ly resisted for over an hour, ultimately
breaking when Major Young shelled their
left flank and then retreating along the
river bank under cover
Gsn. Wheaton in the meantime tried
| Intellectually to draw the fire OF the Fill
pinos in the trenches east of the track.
So soon as they discovered that the ma
| ture of the country woulo permit only "a
few skirmishes on eaoh side OF the en-
| bankment the rebels regained their cour-
| age and fought desperately for three quar-
l tiers of an hour in the face of the Amerl-
can yulleys. Then again a scramble en-.
sued, most OF the enemy boarding trains
| that were in readiness and the others
taking the road to. San Fernando after
burning the villages OF San Tomas ana
Minalin.
| About noon Gen. Wheaton crossed the
broken bridge, cleared the fstragglers
out of the village. and advanced toward
San Fernando. Gen. Hale effected
crossing simultaneously after slight de-
lay necessary to repair stone prluge.
| Our loss up to that hour (nOon), was
two mem bers of the Nebraska regiment
and one of the Montana killed and Capt.
Albrecht. three members of the Kansas
regiment, two of the Montana, four OF
/ Nebraska. and one OF the south OaRots
Il wounded. ...~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
PORTO RICANS LIKE THEM.
Introduction of American Methods a
Great Success.

Washington, May 4.-Aoting Secretary
of War Meiklejohn has received letter
from Philip &. Hanna, consul at San
Juan, P. r., in wi Ash that official speaks
of the satisfactory conditions of things in
The island under American rule. Mr..
Hanna says: "Our army people are to be
congratulated upon their successful
efforts to Americanize the island by the
adoptio of American methods and regu-
lations, all of which appears to be very
acceptable to the business men of Porto
Rico"