The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-29

on Birch creek, also Mr.. A d.
Conover.
The Western Federation of
Miners at their meeting in Den
yer on the 23rd, elected the fol-
lowing officers
President-Edward Boyce, of
Wallace.
Vice -President-Dan'l McDOn-
aid, of Virginia City, Nevada
Secretary Treasurer - James
Maher, Butte. Montana
Executive Committee
First District-John G. Will
liams, of Grass Valley, Cal.
Second District-WiIliam ID.
Haywood, of Silver City, Idaho
Third District-Alex Ferguson
of Butte, Montana
Cuba seems tebe rotten with
corruption. 1t is now officially
admitted that the military auth
critics at Havana have charged
up over $342, 600 for building a
railway six miles long over level
ground through public streets,
paying no duties on materials
and no price for right-of-way-
This is nearly $4,000 a mile 4!
And the War Department excus
es it by saying that the United
States has been compensated
from the island revenues !
The Custer stage now departs
at 6 a. M, and arrives in Challis
at 6 p. m, except Tuesdays
Recent advices from Philadel-
phia state that thousands of the
new six-inch ''soft-nose" prOjec-
tiles, 1e inches long, that pene-
trate Ia inches of Krupp or any
other steel armor, or the sides
of nine out of ten of the worlds
battleships, are being manufac-
tured by the Midvale Steel Co
at Nicetown- The greatest sec
Irecy is observed around the
works. The soft steel head,
backed with graphite, protects
the real diamond steel point, and
lubricates the whirling passage
lof the shell through the armor,
Ian evidence that no vessel can
carry a weight of armor OF suffi-
cient thickness to resist the force
of projectiles moulded upon lines
invented by progressive science
Contractor Wilkerson said yes
terday about two miles of the
Midland grade had been complet-
ed. Thirty more Japs arrived
: last night At a mass meeting
, of the citizens of Boise held last
night S91. .875 was subscribed for
bonds of the Idaho Midland Rail
way company. The mass meet
ing was held for the purpose OF
4 receiving an amended PROPOSE
ton from the Midland people,
which had been accepted by the
/. directors of the chamber of com
!, merce. In this proposition the
Midland people agree to build
the road through Boise from 1
point down the valley to form g
| connection with the Dewey road
| in consideration that free right
S lof-way be given, for which al
the money necessary S22, 600. ha:
been raised, and that 500, 900 O
S the bonds, TO cost $170, GOO, b
0 taken by the people of Boise, th
bond proposition being decrease
. from $3.50, 900 in view that j
, would be almost impossible 4
. raise that amount-Boise States
!. man. May 25th-
q Republican papers of this stat
5 are loaded, muzzle full, of th
g wonderful good works of Senate
n Shoup. Scarcely an issue ak
q pears of the Boise Statesman 0
e Salt Lake Tribune but one ma
d. find several special dispatches
from Washington announcin
n that Senator Shoup has secure
AZ the establishment of this po'
Office or that mail route; hs
4 secured a pension for this grs
: haired veteran, or larger a.
m preparation for that public bull
va ing. Poor old gentleman "
a. feel sorry for him. He must i
20 deed be foot-sore and weary ,
IN night mercifully closes in to +
2 lieve him from his Herculean,
n labors in behalf of his constit
ents. AS an act of common h
ms manity the republicans shou
e. not try to return the ''old gent
he man" He would become
ELL nervous wreck. grow emaciate
f. and fill premature and untim
y; ly grave. Republican orga
of wax eloquent as to Shoup's alb
of ity to have fifth class post offic
er; established, yet maintain frig
ter silence as to his vote in suppo