The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-03-28

Copper, $3.50.
VIM. Buster is now handling a
choice brand of cigars.
Ola Mead was up from Pah-
samaroi last week.
Sheriff Rowles made an official
trip to Custer last week.
Winter refuses to break AWAY
for Spring in this section.
Miss Reber went to Clayton
last Saturday on visit.
Died:-In Salt Lake CITY. Utah.
March Is, 1899, of meningitis
Willie, only son of Jennie and
Charles Smith, aged IA years.
A dispatch from Manila of the
22nd inst, to the Salt Lake Trib-
une, says While apparently
inactive since Sunday, really the
opposite has been the case with
the American forces. A reorp-
anization, entailing many chang
es. has been in progress since
the abandonment of the fiving
column. Gen. Wheaton and Gen.
Hale's brigades have rot been
assigned, but the Oregon regi-
ment, the Minnesota regiment
and the Twenty second regiment
have been concentrated at the
camp on the Lunetta at wafer
front, in readiness for immediate
transportation when the plans of
the military leaders have been
formulated. Our troops are in
trenched and the situation is
practically unchanged.
The insurgents have refrained
from making any attack recently
and it appears the rebels are saw
ng their ammunition for a de-
sisive movement.
According to a prisoner can
-ured by our troops, Aguinaldo
has announced that he will per
'onally conduct the reserve at
Malolos and march into Manila
within twenty days, unless the
Americans withdraw in the
Meantime. The concentration
If rebel forces in the vicinity of
Malabon gives color to the state
nent of the prisoner.
Advices received from Cebu
~ coasting steamer say every
hing is quiet there.
The United States transport
Sherman from New York. Feb.
rd, has arrived.
We charge the leaders of our
lew colonial policy with the de-
lberate intention of overthrow
ng free government In America.
hey are travelling in hard
'eaten path trod by every nation
lnce time immemorial that wan
cred away from the principles
4 its own glory and greatness
o conquer for conquest the far
# nations of the earth. This
ry for civilization is a snare and
deluSion. Civilization and war
re opposite terms. A bull can
OF be tanned with red flag nor
IAN civilized with bullet. War
egets madness and madness
ever civilized anybody. Civili-
alton depends on our ability to
atisfy through industry and fru-
atty our normal wants and live
peace and tranquility with
hose around us. The marshal
1g OF armies, the struggle for
sAS rlamor for imperi-
lism and the consequent fields
t carnage and desolation are
OF conducive of civilization. Our
Iar in the Philippines will not
lvilize the Fiiipinos nor advance
utilization in our own country.
! is teaching our own people to
isrespect the principles of in
and liberty which is
1e right of every nation to en-
~ and upon which depends the
ivilization of the world. The
hilippines are farther from civ
ization now than they were six
Ionths ago and SO are the Unit
/ States. Six months ago the
hilippinos were civilized enough
send messenger of peace and
ood will to our shores, bearing
le kind tokens of fraternity and
we from his people to ours, and
IT President was civilized en-
ugh to put the sting of criminal
ygression into any attempt to
'rcibly annex their country to
lis. Now we are in a war of
inquest and the Philippines are
'turning to the brutality of bar
Irians. After we conquer and
Ibjugate them the will have no
orc of civilization in their
sarts and we will have a large
army and an imperial