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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

wallace-What difference there is
between the present and the days of
the pionesrsl Ferry-All the differ
ence in the world The first thing the
pioneers would do was to make a set
Element, but that is the chief thing that
their descendants are trying to avoid.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

nF "a 4 niEN0, he OOO N Eoo.
vsr be spoiled. Gaetano is on the pro-
=. n and every one had come to hear
!. h
n. know 1T; 1t is most annoying. But
ut can be done?"
10 and speak to him yourself. Tell
>, that | counted on him and that he
not disappoint the audience. 1t
impossible that among all these
EE01g artists there is not a single one
49,. TO play the piece with him. You
no idea of Gaetano's talent" con-
ed the princess, turning toward
de Prefaille; his variations are
az lily exquisite. That is he. a little
III % left on the platform, turning this
lgtl r.
ny o Countess Germaine since her ar
al y had regarded pityingly the strange
credi . before her; all these eyes with
Of Night: some wide open in the fixed
Eurs Of the dead; others seeming to re-
nj - q reddish light, looking straight
reda 70 them, unconscious of the terri
IN fleet; still others, deep and empty,
slsh1g the aspect of ghosts to
,bs NJ young people full of life. And
: ,,eaey played, absorbed by their
~, Z, they moved their heads softly.
nngly, and their cheeks redeemed
'' pleasure. while Gaetano, his large,
p0', eyes fixed before him. moved his
lHu' 1reamily across his violin.
luz ley say that you must play" whis-
oOr Prince Goxia. coming close to him
I sfg an intermission.
MADE ut II is impossible; the variations
vhs's iifilcult. and no one could play
,y pi without much practice"
We have been authorized to ask if
rbe III is not one among all these young
I'D sswho win consent to try it."
onOsrtano smiled with an air of incre-
we're Y.
ne y you please" said he, Indifferent
- Only be assured that if any one
consent. 1t will turn out to her
IT, .onfusion."
to movement was produced among
everS rls at the response of the artist,
aid, ne of them stepped forward.
Are Win play with you, if you will let
ave said she. her voice trembling
d the 1y.
Vi ros' sano recognized her voice.
the iaa Anita you But you have lost
i'm ssusenses. We are before a public
Is pssStce.
,us, u know / can do it; l am sure
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

Said an English officer at Canea the
other day to a Russian officer: Il
should like to sink this island and
wash off the whole crowd. Cretans,
Turks and Greeks" Yes" replied
the Russian. land when the island
came up again you would like to plant
the British flag on the top. New
York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12
SHE WAS In THE WAR
FRENCH MARY" WON MEDAL
FOR BRAVERY.
Campaigned with MeCIeIIan's Army
Cooked. Washed and Mended for the
Soldiers and Sold Them whIsky-Not
Afraid OF Bullets.

HE remarkable his
tory Of a woman
W h o received Of
fl cial recognition
for bravery on the
battle field has just
been disclosed by
t h e petition o +
Marie Leonard for
divorce fro m b c r
husband, Richard
oonard whom she
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

Flora Flyjig- Miles father made
all his money in paint, did he not p
Sallie Slydig-"Yes. That is why she
is always saying her face is her for
tune. New York journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

Miss PASSED. assure you have
lived only eighteen short years. Grump
Where were you the rest of the time?
Truth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

HE concert given
by the Blind asylum
of Rome and pa
tronized by the no
bility was about to
begin; they had
just placed the last
row of chairs in the
church of Saint
Alexis and the
beautiful Roman
women. who wore
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12
TALE OF BLIND LOVE.

TRANSLATED from the French of ANDRE
de Beaumont.'1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-12

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
HEAVY FIGHTING IN STORE
In Case the Beers Intercept the
British Relief Column.

LONDON. Nov 20. = This mornings
news from the seat of war adds little to
the general complexion For the past for
ty- eight hours matters have been fairly
quiet at Ladysmith. 1t is not unlikely the
Beers, badly informed as to the nature
and extent of the British preparations
for relief of the town, may be hesitating
regarding the next movement The situa-
ton in Natal is very complicated, more
especially if the reports be true that the
Tugela bridge has beenSdestroyed.
The success of the next move on either
side will depend more on strategy than on
superior numbers. The Beers have three
lines of action open. They can hold the
railway with the force they have at En-
ncrsdale. falling slightly back before the
British advance and threatening it from
Weenen, or, in the second place, they
can advance from Weenen and try to car
ry IstcOurt, or, in the third place, they
can advance due south from Weenen to
Weston, cut the railway and blow up the
bridge over the Moot river. If 1t be true
there are 10000 Beers under Gen. Jou-
bert and Gen. Botha marching south to
meet the British relief force, heavy fight
ing is in store.
Nothing Is known with certainty re-
gardtng the progress of the relief column
from Durham, and the immediate interest
centers in the relief of Kimberley Gen.
Matheun has a splendid knowledge of the
country where he will operate, and is
laying his plans with the utmost care
An indefatigable worker. he is busy night
and day cutting down the baggage to a
minimum and issuing orders with view
of insuring that the officers shall be in
distinguishable from the men to the eyes
Of the Beers. 4 &c
A naval brigade with search lights from
the cruiser Doris under Maj. Ernest
Rhodes will accompany the column, and
Maj. Rhodes is confident that he will see
his brother, Cecil, In Kimberley The col
unn will take all the mat9Fials for repair
ing the railway, which, it is believed,
there will be no difficulty in doing The
advance will be made by ferced marching,
the column reaching Mcdorn river in four
days rsNlG
An Orange River dispatch, dated Nov.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20

he will stay dead without an autopsy If
he is alive, then the autopsy Is crime
that outrages all decency, a crime a
thousand times more horrible than the
homicide for which the convict forfeits
his life. Humane motives undoubtedly
prompted the enactment of the existing
law, but so long as the clause requiring
an autopsy before there are signs of
positive death continues a part of the
penalty, humanity will receive a shock
from each succeeding execution. To be
hanged, drawn and chartered was the
sentence of the middle ages. To be rem
dered helpless by an electric shock and
then disemboweled by doctors before the
body is cold is the decree of our twentieth
century court
81 do not agree at all with the doctor.
I believe what occurs is this: The cir
culation stops, the heart stops its rhyth-
mic beats, though there may be
tremors Of small bundles of its. fbers,
and with the stopping of the circulation
means Inconsistencies The Shock of
the current produces something akin to
a fit. The convulsixe twitching of the
muscles may press on the larger blood
vessels so that some of the small ones
burst, but that is not inevitable, nor
would it be enough to cause death. There
IS no severe congestion of the brain nor
3 SdI CO4lSSSlAOn III any part OIL TIC DOuSJ
nor is the tissue burned up and so de-
stroyed One would think, to hear some
Observation-Disclosures talk, that the vic
TINS brain. was burned up, or, indeed,
that all that was left OF him was a sort
of shell full OF ashes. No, he looks nat
ural at the autopsy, as natural as ami
mails l have examined in my experiments
and in which I have afterward restored
circulation and respiration
I'm the labOra tory with eVRrVtI hing in
absolute readiness for resuscitatiOn, we
make an incision in the side of the ami
mails neck, open a vein and an artery
and insert tubes, side by side down into
the heart. Into the artery we force blood
just like what would be in the animal
naturally. Besides this, we add, in place
of the fbrin, a solution of salt in warm
water. Sometimes it takes an hour or
two of pumping out but at length the
heart beats regularly and the lungs work
naturally once more
THE same thing probably seould be
done with a human. being. il enc had the
proper fluid to work in his veins and ar
teries.''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
BRITONS At BAY
Continued From First Page,


soon rallied and returned to the attack.
Again the British fire, which was very
hot, forced them to retire. They had
made deep trench in front of the Brit
1sh lines and while waiting for their
horses they left this unguarded, when the
Kings rifles, advancing at double-quick,
occupied the trench. This smart move
ment was not seen by the enemy, who
soon returned with the horses. Care
fully reserving their fire the Kings rifles
allowed the Beers to advance almost
to the edge of the, trench and then poured
Volley after VOlley into the astounded
Beers, who turned and fed from an aw-
full hail Of bullets, boiling across the
open, where the artillery Of the British
poured in a terribleeand effective shall
fire. The enemy lost heavily.
Meantime another section of the Beers
had brought a mortar into action, firing
heavy shells. Our guns concentrating
upon it soon silenced this weapon, the
enemy's artillerymen flying headlong.
The Beers then advanced in force with a
view Of removing the mortar, but our
artillery shelled and scattered them right
and left.
THE fighting was all over at 11:15
Promptly at noon Gen. White ordered
salute of twenty-one guns in honor Of
the birthday of the, Prince of Wales. AS
the cannon doomed, cheer after cheer
rang out from the troops ana a scene or
enthusiasm, probably without parallel
in history, followed.
AT Caesars camp, which protects the
town on the southwest, the Manchester
regiment held the position. Descending
under cover of the guns for some
distance on the further side of the
hill they detected several hundred Beers
hiding in the ditch, out of the way Of the
British shells. They poured volley after
volIey into the enemy, scattering them
and inflicting a heavy loss. The Beers
were driven back at every point, with
a loss estimated at 800 men.
Nothing important occurred until
Tuesday, Nov. ID, when a strong force,
chiefly cavalry and artillery, recon-
noitering, came upon the enemy near the
Colenso road and drove them back to
their main positions. Our shell fire was
most effective and is believed to have
inflicted considerable damage Our own
loss was one man. That same day a
Boer shell killed trooper of the Natal
mounted rifles, who was sleeping in his
tent.
"All our men are fit, well and in good
spirits. 1t is reported that lyddite is ter
rifying to the Beers, who have to be
driven to their gun position by revolvers
pointed at their heads. Ladysmith is
able to hold out for moaths On the
other hand, it is reported that dysentery
is working havoc in the enemy's camp
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
FOREIGN DEMAND
For American Apples Will Increase
the Shipments Enormously.

For American Apples Will Increase
the Shipments Enormously.
New York Tribune.
American apples are rapidly increasing
in favor abroad, and though as yet the
export figures show no increase over those
of last year, prices are up 80 per cent,
and the trade is looking for enormous
shipments that before Feb. l may break
the record of former occasions. Apple ex-
porting to Europe does not start till early
in August, and the comparatively small
figures thus far reached are no criterion.
Last year the Canadian ports shipped
nearly twice as many barrels as New
York, Boston and Portland together.
This year" an apple exporter said,
New York, Boston and Portland will
ship three times as many as Montreal
and twice as many as Montreal and Nova
Scotia
The situation is exceedingly pleasing to
the apple growers of America, in great
part because of the small demand for
apples here. 1t is a famous fruit fall, and
there are grapes and pears in abundance
to mention no other fruits The pear crop
is especially fine, and thus apples are not
in their usual domestic favor AS a crop
the apple yield promises about the aver
age, hardly more. 1t was thought that it
would be below last years figures, but
later reports indicate much better returns
than were expected in Western New
York, for example, and elsewhere. Vir-
g1nia is getting to be the foremost apple
state, producing nowadays some of the
finest apples. Some of her trees yield
six and seven barrelfuls, where two bar
relfuls is the average for a tree. There is
a record of two Virginia trees having
yielded thirty-one barrels between them.
Exporting apples abroad last year was
far from being a success. More than
100000 barrels went abroad, against a
trifie less than 100000 the year before
Ghe export record being 2,919,S46 barrels
in 1861, twice the figures of any other
season., but the shippers in many cases
lost heavily. The bulk of the shipments
approximately 100000 barrels went from
Canada and Nova Scotia, and many own
ers of American orchards did not ship
at all.
Canada kept on exporting all last
year" the veteran New York exporter,
Josiah Rich, said the other day. because
she has no other outlet for her apples.
She cannot send them across the frontier
to this country because the duty of Is
cents barrel eats up all the profit. Most
of the apples sent abroad last season
were Canadian. 1 advised all my princi-
pals not to ship at all on account of the
poor prices"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
QUEEN OF HEARTS.

How a Tiny Chinese Maid Held
Sway Over TranscOntinentaI Flyer.
New York Herald.
A tiny Celestial queen held in absolute
swe1 transcontinentaI express that re-
Gently made its way from San Francisco
to New York. She ruled b. right Of eau
~ and sweetness, and every man, woman
and child aboard acknowledged her SOW
ereignty. Dressed in her quaint Orisntal
costumes, she accepted the homage paid
her with a demure grace that went to
every heart.
This little maid was travelling with her
mother, Lam Shen, and her father, Chu
Moy Yen. Mir. Yen is employed IN a rail-
way Office in New York, and though he
has been married eight years. he was
only now bringing to his home in Ameri-
ca his wife and child
Mrs. Yen was one of the Chinese beau
ties of Hong Kong before her marriage
and was the daughter of wealthy tea
merchant who had amasSed a fortune in
the trade with the United STATES.
That is how Mr.. Yen. who was
brought up and educated in America,
found favor with the merchant in China
and was permitted to marry his daughter
After the marriage Mrs. Yen could not
make up her mind to leave China and
her husband had TO return without her.
This summer she consented, and with
her little daughter 30 left Hong Kong
for Port Townsend. Her husband met her
there and brought her to his New York
bcme. Mrs. Yen is an Oriental lady of
quality in every respect. She has receiv-
ed the advantage of an education. ac-
corded few Chinese women, and speaks
English, very brokenly, to be sure, but
with sufficient command to make herself
understood.
Little 30 has not mastered the language
so we'll. though she smiles prettily and
says Pretty, pretty" when please ID. The
costumes of the mother and her child
were quaint and attractive Both were
dressed alike, with the single exception
of colors. the head being uncovered, and
the garments consisting of a voluminous
overdress of silk with flowing sleeves and
silk trousers covered with a very wide
sash of the finest silk
Mrs. Yen wore an oVerdress of blue
silk, while 30 was dressed i'll lavender,
trimmed with black The seams were
covered with the daintiest of silk en-
broidery, and both wore jewels. Little
30 had a circlet of velvet with pendants
of strings of pearls, at the end of which
were sapphires and wore earrings set
with turquoises and small diamonds.
The mother wore a magnificent pair OF
turquoise earrings, carved in the shape Of
a crescent. Her slippers, of white silk,
which encased feet hardly half the size
of those of her little daughter were en-
broidered with garnets, tuTquoises and
sapphires Her long black hair was
caught with a bow set with a large num-
Der of exceptionally brilliant pearls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
A Man
Without O.
Country

Is not so badly off as
a try without a
railroad. So thought
the management Of the
EASTERN MINNESOTA
(Great Northern R ai1-
way) when the new
"BEE LINE" to Duluth
and West Superior was
located through Isanti
County which hereto
fore was not traversed
by any railway. The
rapid growth of new
towns, and the large
traffic already enjoyed
by the "Bee Line" con-
firms the business saga
city of the Eastern Min
nesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
LOST LEoNIDs.
Negroes Frightened at Birmingham
by Display. of MeteOrs.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. ia
strange phenomenon, supposed to be
part of the trf-century meteoric disturb
ance scheduled by the astronomers, was
observed here tonight between o'clock
and midnight. The fiery messengers made
their appearance directly overhead and
attracted much attention and no little
fear among the negroes. AS many as ten
meteOrs We're seen, all of which were in
form resembling comets. They first ap-
peared as matches Of light and at times
would look a fiery red and then fade
away, repeating the operation a number
OF times before they finally disappeared.
During the lurid period, the central body
would be easily seen, the light radiating
throughout the entire mass, which ap-
peared to be about three feet long and
six inches wide. 1t was also observed
while the glow was on that these bodies
appeared to be moving, agitation being
easily distinguishable with the naked eye.
The entire zenith was overcast, al
though outside Of the area the sky was
clear. Great crowds gathered in the
street, and many were appalled, at the
strange sight. A number of negroes re-
sorted to prayer as a means of protection
from the fiery eyes of the threatening
stars, which they feared would reach the
earth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
PATRlA TOTAL LOSS
ABANDONED STEAMER AGROUND
ON THE ENGLISH COAST AND
STILL BURNING
PANIC AMONG PASSENGERS
Captain States That If Those on
Board the Ship Had Kept Cool
They Might Easily Have Saved
as Yet What There VIII BE In
the Way of Salvage.

LONDON, Nov. 19-The Hamburg
American liner Patria, Capt. Frohlich,
which caught fire in the English channel
Wednesday, while on her way from New
York for Hamburg, and which was finally
abandoned Thursday noon, when all at
tempts to tow her to some port had
failed now lies between Walmer and
South Foreland, on the .Kentish coast.
The depth Of water an hour previous to
sinking was seven fathoms.- She is still
on fire forward, but there is no smoke
abaft the bridge. At low water she
will be partly dry.
Apparently the fire has completely
Quilted her and rendered her a total
wreck. The surveyors could not get on
board today, but they will do so as soon
as possible In order to ascertain what
the prospects are of any salvage Ar
rangements are being made to tighten the
vessel. The partial submersion has ma
terially diminished the fire, which it is
thought will be extinguished
CAPT. FROHLICH EXPLAINS.
CUXHAVEN, Nov 19.-Capt. Frohlich,
of the Patria, in the course of an inter
ment:
Il knew nothing of the fire until the
Patria was off Folkestone, when
promptly brought the ship up. There was
a panic amongst the passengers, other
wise they could have saved their per-
sonal effects. The fire, however, had
such strong hold on the front hatch as
to prevent US reaching the heavy bag
gage. The vessel is now only a shell
and there is little hope of realizing
much"
The Patria had an adventurous time
after she was abandoned. The Ostend
fishing boats, which first took her in tow,
called after few hours for the assist
ance Of the steamer Prestonia, which be-
gan towing her down the channel Then
the German tug Hansa, Capt. Hans, ap-
peared and assisted in towing the Patria.
After short time the Hansa returned to
port.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
MINNEAPOLIS BREv1TINs.

A gasoline stove exploded at No. 222T
Washington avenue south yesterday af-
ternoon. The fire department was called
out and the blaze extinguished without
material damage.
Nels Olson. deaf and dumb, and c.
Ormsby. deaf and dumb. got into a row
with each other yesterday afternoon in
Pete Blair's saloon, 61s First street south,
and both were arrested by Officers Nor
beck and Knight. who charged them with
drunkenness.
Fred B. Smith. evangelist, will be in
Minneapolis Dec. TO to II. and will de-
lyer a series Of addresses under the au-
Spanish war Mr.. Smith was in charge Of
the association work at ChickamauRa-
Tonight there will be meeting Of the
grocers association. and the oil question
will again be considered, with the prob
ability that the price will be advanced.
The proposed union of telephone girls
has fallen through
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
MOuItOn Lecture.

DR.. Richard G. Moulton delivered the
second in his course of university extern
sion lectures on Wisdom Literature. or
the Philosophy of the Bible; It's Period of
storm and Stress at the First Unitarian
church, Minneapolis. yesterday afternoon
DR.. Moulton proved fully as interesting
In this lecture as in his Introductory Of
the general subject He laid the ground
work for the series in his address of a
week ago, when by easy transition he
led up to the phase ofthe subject which
was given such interesting treatment yes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
QUAKE-PROOF PALACE.
To Be Constructed of Steel for the
Crown Prince of Japan. --4

Crown Prince of Japan.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Chicago engineers
are designing an earthquake-proof steel
palace for the crown prince Of Japan,
which is to mark the advent of American
steel construction in the Mikado's land
and the imperial government has appro-
priated 100000 for its erection. Found
atiOns are being laid with a view to rear
ing the frame work in February. Around
the skeleton Of beams and bars will be
built house of granite and marble ex-
pected to eclipse in beauty of design any
thing the Orient has ever known. The
palace will adjoin the royal home of the
Mikado in Toxic and it will spread to
extreme dimensions of go by 400 feet, ris-
ing to height of go feet
A steel frame, with its rigid elasticity
is expected to revolutionize the building
industry in the Mtkado's land, where
earthquakes have on several occasions
played havoc with structures supposedly
solid. The new palace will rest on 400
deeply anchored steel columns, imbedded
in concrete piers, and the constructing
engineers say the magnificent pile will re-
sist all shakes. Part of the palace will
be devoted to government offices. The
steel will be supplied by the Carnegie
company, of Pittsburg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-20
RIGHT-OF-WAY WAR.
General Manager and Members of a
Construction Gang Under Arrest

COUNCIL BLUFFS, To-, Nov. 19.-Gen-
eral Manager Dimmock and the members
Of a construction gang of the Omaha &
Council Bluffs railway were arrested to-
day on the charge of violating the Sab
bath. The arrest was caused by repre-
sentatives of the Council Bluffs & Sub
urban railway, to prevent the rival cor
poration from laying tracks on Sixteenth
avenue, on which the Suburban had
trackage rights. The Omaha & Council
Bluffs tracks were being laid when the
arrests were made. The Suburban COM
pany has placed guards to prevent any
further movement of its opponent