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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
AN OPENING IN EUROPE.
Consul Advocates Establishment OF
American Department
Stores Aboard

Vice Consul General HaDauer in an
official report to the state department
from Frankfort, Germany. advocates
the establishment of American depart
ment stores abroad as a means of in
creasing the export trade of this coun-
try.
I'm Germany and most other con-
tinentaI countries the vice consul
says. .'there are large retail ware
houses and stores which sell different
lines of dry goods and clothing for fe-
male wear. Department stores on the
order of our own. containing almost
everything for human needs. are hard
IL known here. Consequently one finds
in European city hundreds of retail
stores, carrying small stocks and sell
ing articles at high prices.
II think department stores would
find conditions more favorable here
than at home in amount of sales and
return on the capital invested, but the
Importance of the plan consists in the
immense impetus they would give to
the sale of American specialties-
household articles of all kinds. cloth
ing. kitchen and iron ware. small ma
chimes. tools and instruments, toys,
carriages and vehicles, Office and dwell
ing furniture, fruits and meat. etc.
II am confident that such a concern
established in Frankfort could within
few years sell American speeialties
alone TO an amount of $3.oc0 eco to 81
100000 annually and distribute further
quantities by giving agencies to lead
ing dealers of interior towns and
cities. In shoes alone it could trans
act a large trade. Our manufacturers
need then but offer their products to
the home purchasing Office in order to
do foreign trade"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
SOCIETIES.

SIL PKR LEAF REBEKAH NO. "a.
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. q. l. o. o. F.
OF Challis holds its regular meetings in the
odd Fellows Hall. on the md and 4th Tuesday
evenings of each month. at O'Clock. All
Rebekah members in good standing in
yited 70 attend
MRS. C. HOWELL, n. G.
VaIrs. Agnes Lane, Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
NEW PLAN IN FRANCE.
Labor Councils Created by the Cow
ernment for the Settlement of
Industrial Disputes.

A dispatch to the New York Times
from Paris says: A ministerial order
of interest to Americans now, in view
of the strikes in Pennsylvania, has just
been issued by the French minister of
commerce. This decree creates bodies
to be known as labor councils, whose
purpose it wiA be to settle disputes be-
tween labor and capital.
The councils are TO consist of an
equal number of workmen and en-
ployers, but the workmen must belong
to the recognized labor unions.
This last clause is likely to create DIFF
ficulties. as the majority OF French la
borers do not belong 10 unions. lfthis
defect can be overcome it is believed
that these councils provide ready
means of settlement of labor disputes,
thus avoiding strikes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
CUPID IN CONVENT.
Invades the Somber Place and
Brings About a Wedding.
Fair Americas Girl Becomes the Wife
of the Brother of Her School
Girl Chum-A Pretty Ro-
nance.

The marriage Of Norris Seagrave
DAILY, of Cork, Ireland. to Miss Marie
N. Doyle, of No. PAT Clifton avenue,
st. Louis. was the epilogue of an old
worlds romance, begun in a Paris
convent two years ago.
Miss DAILY. a sister of the groom.
was the chum of the American girl
in the high-walled convent in the en-
virons of the French capital. With
the aid of this SISTER chum" the little
god, Eros, scaled the convent walls
and started the chain of circum-
stances that brought the young Irish
man across the sea to claim his bride.
Miss Doyle had graduated from the
Sacred Heart in St. Louis before GO
ing abroad TO finish her education.
Like accomplishments and common
language brought the two girls to-
gether. Soon they began ''chum-
ming"
French schoolgirls hold their
chums dearer than sisters The St.
Louis girl and the Cork lass were not
exceptions. They studied together
and told all their secrets
sYou should see my brother Nor
ris." was Miss Days injunction when
ever the American spoke of suitors
across the sea
Miss Doyle grew a bit curious 70
see this wonderful brother whose
praise rang in ner ears Across the
English channel the young Irishman
was as eager to see his sisters chum,
for Miss Days letters told of the
goodness and beauty of the western
girl.
Last March on her way to America
Miss Doyle accompanied her chum
home. There young DAILY met the
woman he had heard so much about.
The interest started in the cloister
did not lag during the visit
| Miss Doyle travelled and saw the
I picturesque sights in the emerald isle.
Mr.. Daily saw that life without the
/ young American girl would be bleak
I and bare
When Miss Doyle returned home in
1 July. Mr.. DAILY decided he would soon
cross the sea The other day he
/ reached ST. Louis. The bans were
published in St. James church. Cliff
( ton heights. The wedding occurred
at the Church of the Visitation al
Easton and Taylor avenues. The
marriage was celebrated quietly
There were no attendants.
Mr. and Mrs. Daily will travel Z
month in America They will live II
Cork, where Mr.. DAILY has a large
husiuess. He Is a member of an an
cient Irish family.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
c. C. & c. Stage Line.

HOWELL BROS, Props.
The cheapest, shortest, and
most direct route to Bayhorse,
Clayton, Bonanza, Custer, Stan
ley Basin, Seafoam and Sheep
Mountain. Carrying U. S. mall,
passengers and express.
Up. Spalding. Agt Challis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

This pleasant mountain resort is situated at Robinso
junction of Warm Spring creek, on Salmon river, Is
Clayton and IA miles below Custer These springs ar
temperature and of superior
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25

The farms of Kansas yie.d this year
over sl60 to every man. woman and
child in the state.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
MEDICAL Properties ]

Many mineral found these grounds.
They sulphur aa other properties among the
water while heahfu and refreshing cold
springs invalid will this park scenery
and these healthfu waters, restoration
The sportsman will find better fishing and hunting grounds than
any portion nation those seeking pleasure will
find this very desirable spot
There will always attendants aud the propeos
invite all and for their satisfaction
KID. WILLIAMS, Proprietor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
BIG EEL DEAL.

Plans E'cr ReorgnnizntiCn of the
 Pennsylvania Company Completed.
 IHILADELPHIA, Dee. 2I.-Plans for the reorganization of the PennsYlya, mia Steel company have been completed and will shortly be submitted to the stockholders The company owns plants at sSteclton. near Harrisburg. and at Sparrow's Point. Md, besides owning all the capital stock of the Maryland Stee! company and Of the Baltimore and Spar, rows Point railroad and 50 per cent of the capital stock of the Juragua Iron company, limited, q corporation owning and operating iron mines in Cuba.
 Of the $203O0.O0O preferred stock to be issued S6JO0, ,U0U will be for the re tirement of the outstanding preferred and common stocks of the Pennsylvania Steel company, $20O0.GO0 for the retirement ot q like amount of the O per cent bonds of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Stee! company, S4,UO0, coo for the acquisition by purchase or otherwise of ore proper. ties, manufacturing plants or other enter prises useful to the company and SS,OoO., 0GG for providing funds for working capi- fal for Improvements at Sparrow's Point and at Steelton and for such other i'm, provements as may be deemed advisable
 i syndicate has been organized to pur- chase from the company the $1O,OOo.00t preferred stock, the proceeds of whict will retire $2.000 GOO outstanding pel cent bonds and provide the SS,OOo.00l cash required for additional working cap ital and for the Improvements and exten sions proposed. This S1O,0OO.0OO prefer red stock will either be offered to the present stockholders of the Pennsylvania Steel company or offered for public sub scription in such proportions as may bt determined by the syndicate managers The offer to the present stockholders vii be for preferred stock 100 per cent Il new preferred stock and 50 per cent II new common stock and for common stocl 100 per cent ill new preferred stock. Ih' fixed charges of the company as reorgan ized will be about $27o,000. Pivldend at the rate of : per cent on $20, 0,500. .00( preferred stock will call for S1-d3h.0an-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
MARROW ESCAPE AT JOHN DIS
Young Boy Broke Through The lee
 This Morning.

A young boy about six or seven years of age whose name is Healy and whose abode is Dublin street, had q narrow escape from being drowned ill John D's pond in the East End about 1O:30 this morning.
 AS all who are lovers of this eX- hiliarating sport of winter. skating know the ice is ill splendid condition at the present time. that is, on some ponds. But through John D's pond there flows q swift current. This is generally known as the channel. The waters here freeze less quickly than ill the rest of the pond so that often there may hr splendid skating over the rest ot the pend while the ice on the chan nel will not be an inch thick. such is the case it the present time. Several serious accidents have taken place there and the channel is well avoided by the majority of people unless the ice iS absolutely sound.
 This morning there were q few per sons on the pond. mostly youngsters. Among them was young Healy. He had no skates, he was just walking about the pond. In his meandering he walked out onto the channel and. the ice being too thin to bear him. he fell in. But luckily he held his hands out horizontally above the ice and thus he was held by the ice for about five minutes. until his shriells and cries for help attracted several of the skaters on the pond q good distance away. among whom was Michael Bloomfield of Silver street Grabbing polo stick. he stretched it out to the boy. who seized it and was pulled out of the water. The boy was thoroughly fright Cned as well as being thoroughly soak ed. He ran home with all haste.
 It is wonderful how the boy escaped from going down. If the ice, of which h2 had hold of. had broken only a little. tine chances are be would have been drowned, as the channel is very deep.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
ANOTHER WEST POINT WITNESSES
Testified That Seventeen Fights Took
 Place in Two Years.

West Point, Y. Y. fec .T.-lIorucc BoOZ, of Bristol, Penn. who is now Iiv- ing iH or near Eutfalu. will arrive here to-day to testify before rhv military court of inquiry regarding the alleged brutal treatment received by his brother Oscar, lately deceased. while q fourth class cilt.e; at the West Point military academy two years ago.
 It is understood that q former cadet. who lives in Illinois, wifi be here ro- day or tomorrow to give nis version Of the hazing pr:icticgu at the post during the summer encampmentS of 1S9I-1S9S.
 Another witness who notified the court of his coming is Congressman F 0. Phillips. of Cleveland O. He has :: son here in the present second class who was a classnate of Booz, but the impression is that tbe Ohioan will simply deny that he ever came to the academy to protect his son from being ha2ed.
 The court assembled at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
 Cadet Willis G. Peace. of North Car l olina, of the first class, was the first 1 witness. He knew former Cadet Breth and saw him hazed in the tent of eX-Cadtt BeQer in camp in 1891. The witness, after being frequently asked to describe the forms of huZin@ to which Breth was subjected, re plicd T cannot exactly describe them in detail. but I think they were the usual forms, such as holding out Indian clubs until it became tiresome, doing wooden Willie and other things
 which were in vogue at that time "Brlth was a very awkward man | and did not seem to be able to do any i thing right very well. He was sub l iect to nervousness and was easily i rattied." Continuing. the witness said: I T got a letter from Breth about six
 months after he left here. In it he l tried to explain bis difficulty ill doing
 things right while at the post here. ana 1 said that he had been suffering from 1 sickness all the time he was in camp.
 He had hoped to get better in bar
 racks. but did not
 The witness. in reply to General | Clous. said that he knew of about
 eight fights having occurred during
 the first two years Ee was in the acad- 1 emy, and about nine during the neXt | two wears.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
KIDNEY RETURNED.
Conlon Bros Receive a Check
 For StOO To-Day.
CAME FROM NEW YORK PARTIES

some One Whose Conscience Troubled liim-Money Was Returned by q New York Priest, Who Came Into Possession of It Through the Con- ftsSional.
 Thomas Conlon. of the firm of Con- l"n Bros, South Main street dry goods merchants. is in receipt of the follow ing communication, which will explain itself:
 College of St Francis Xavier,
 West 18th Street. \. Y..
 December 2G. 19UO. Conlon Brothers:
 Dear Sr&: Enclosed please find check for SlUO. which 1 have drawn at the request Of q clergyman who wishes IiiN 10 S;tY that it iS money which be- loASS To your firm, and has been re- turned through the confessional.
 Please sign the enclosed and return to the above address
 ours very sincerely,
 THOMAS \. REID. S. T. Mr Conlon has no Knowledge of the name of the Onscience-stricken -pef- son. and when he received the conmu- nlcatlon he was somewhat surprised at
 
 mInd that some one who had got the best of the firm to that amount had returned to the path of rectitude and uCriUed to make his peace with God and made an open breast of his past lnlSup"dS i'll the confessional where he found it impossible to square his accounts until this $1O0 was returned 1 to the parties to whom it belonsed. so that the firm of C0nion Bros has been put ill possession of its own. and while they ar" pleased at the result. it is safe to state that it does not bring to them fiftieth part of the comfort it gave whoever had it to get the load off his conscience. Such things are quite common and prove nothing ex- cept what is we'll known to every Catholic. that is. if q man wants to practice the business of stealing his noighhorS' property he must make up ! his mind to give the confessional q wide berth, for once he gets there he finds that there is no deviation from the maxim: ''Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars. and to God 1 the things that are Gods"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
FIRST RUSSIA CONSUL.

St Petersburg. Dec 21.--To occupy the post of first Russian consul at Bom- bay, the government has appointed M. Kiemn. for many years in the foreign office service in Central Asia. and lat terly secretary of the Russian political agent at Bokhar5. Russia secured the right of consular representation of Bombay after long and difficult nego- tiations, the British government being slow to admit that the commercial in terests of Russia justified the depart urc. The real objection, naturally. was fear that the consulate would serve for political instead of commer- cial purposes. Y"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Chicago. Dec 27.-Leading chemists from all sections of the country as Sclnbleu here in convention to-day to attend the twenty second general meeting of the American Chemical so- cipty The meeting was opened by an address by Dr W. E. Smith. president of the Chicago section to which Nil- liam McAIurtic of New York. president of the general society. responded. The remainder of the forenoon session was devoted 10 the reading of q number of scientific papers. Among those who read papers were Arthur W. Palmers. Edward NremerS, C. l.. Par sons. l. H. Long and Edward C. Franklin. The afternoon was devoted to visits and eNcusionS to various in4 stitutions in the city Where chemical investigations were made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
AGAINST DOHERTY
Judge Robinson, in Superior Court,
 OverrulCs the Demurrers

New Haven. Dec 2T.-judge Robin son, of the superior court, handed down d decision to-day in the case of Colonel John F. Dohcriy. of Water bury, against Frederick (. Betts. eX- Insurance commissioners, q suit for $I,GtD for alleged :iandtr The drciS- ion is on the plaintiffs d"mur1erS. lll of which are ovuirulrd. The defense, in its answer to ;lle complaint. set up thar what Alr EettS had said regarding Colonel DOlelty WaS privileged in his capacity aS insurance commiS$iOner. To tiiis' the ill:;intifi de!nurl"d and the decision of the c0urt GTnrr!1!es this demrrrel &n2ung others. Tue piea of ''privii3%Cd cu;nml5nicaticn' was re garded aS jhr chict rart of the suit. The complaint all; ged that in relation to a check of %1. .oto, issued hy the Con necticut Life Insurance company of Waterbury. oi which Colonel Doheriy was secretary, Mir BettS said 10 Col onel l.. r. EuiT%e tl.;tt p~hclty had povkctrU $!.iu.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
ROOF GARDEN CHURCHES.

New York. Dec 27.-Thc Rev Dr A. C. Dixon. pastor of the Hanson Place Baptist church, Brooklyn, said last evening when asked if lie would ac- cept q call to the pastorate of the Rug gles street Baptist church. Boston. he would not decide until he had consid- cred the matter from every point of view and talked it over with the off cerS of his church. He said that if he should go to Boston he would carry out there the roof garden scheme which he has advocated for the Hausom Place church. so that in the summer there could be preaching in the open air.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
DADY CHARGES BLACK1tAIL.
Hayaua Contractor Says He Will
 Fight to the Finish.

Fight to the Finish.
 Havana. Dec Exchanges radecting upon Michael J. Dady. having been made iii the mayors office in connec- ten with the sewerinc and paving con- tract. Mir Dady yesterday denounced as utterly false the statement that $50, 900 had been offered to Mayor Rodriguez with . view Of influencing his decision. : the same time hc declared that if anyone would make an affidavit fixing the responsibility for the slanderous accusation. he would take steps to procure the arrest and prosecution Of tke instigator. even if it should prove to be the mayor himself.
 This is not the only occasion.' Mir Dady asserted. when an attempt has been made to blackmail me" MT Dady says he will fight to the finish. Mr Nueuez. the civil governor. says Mr Dady has not followed the re- uuirements of the law. and that. there fore. the contract is illegal. void and of no effect. It is understood that Gen eral Wood will sustain the civil govern CT and the mayor. but he awaits a final Judicial decision.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
CIuDls sCuSe Burned,

OGDENSBURG. N. Y. Dec. 27.-Tho clubhouse of the Century club was totally destroyed by fire last evening. The club men were to have given their annual re- ception and ball. for which very elaborate preparations had been made, and all was in readiness for the guests. The interior of the building was profusely decorated in token of the holiday season, among the ballroom decorations being club greetings in electrical effects. About o'clock the electrician turned on the current to the special wiring for the inspection of Mayor Hall and other clubmen, and immediately the room was a mass of flames, which ran through the decorations from room to room. The fire was caused by Il short circuit. The loss will reach $15,G00.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
Rie MiIerca CIair, Paid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Robert H Wilcox, delegate in the house of repre-. sentatives from the Hawaiian Islands has just been paid q claim of $1 LOGO fol mileage. It was the largest claim of the kind ever made, but it was paid promptly by the sergeant -at-arms of the house. Ev cry congressman is entitled to mileage at the rate of 20 cents per mile by the most direct and practicable route from his home to Washington and return.'' The distance between Honolulu and Washington is figured at 5,000 miles. Mir Wilcox will draw $1,00O more fol his return trip.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
WE WILL SURELY WIN.
So Says the Representative of the
 ReVolutiOniStS in Columbia.

Revolutionists in Columbia.
 New York. Dec 2I.-A report has been current here that President Mar rouuin. of Columbia. has made peace oyertureS to the rebels. A significant cable dispatch has been received by Senor EmilianO lsaza from President Marroquin. whose personal representa- tatiye he is in this country. Senor Isaza was informed by cable last week of his appointment as Columbian min ister to Ecuador, He expected to leave for his new post next month. but the later dispatch said: Make no arrangements for trip to Quito Await other instructions.
 pr A. J. Restrepo, diplomatic repro sentative of the revolutioniSts. said he had no official Information concerning the terms offered by President Marro- ouin. adding: Il will say. though. that the only terms are surrender. Our forces are now stronger than ever be fore. and will surely win. The liberals will never consent to serve again under a president forced upon the people by the conservatives.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
EiIe EOGZ IunIsirr.

WEST POINT, \. Y, Dec. 21.-Aftcr 2 Christmas recess of three days the mil ;tarT court of inquiry resumed its inves. tisation of alleged brutal hazing at the West Point Military academy yesterday afternoon. Twelve witnesses were ex- amined by Generals Brooke, Bates and Clous. They were all of the present first class and classmates Of former Cadet Bretb. One of them. Cadet Tidball of Virginia, swore that he had seen Breth exhausted after going through an exer- cising ordeal in camp in 1897. Some of the men who were hazing Breth gave him whisky when he became exhausted. The witness could only remember one of the hazers, and this was Lieutenant Mumma, who graduated last year. Cadet Russell said that he had heard of . cadet being bound hand and foot and placed under Il water faucet. He could not vouch for the accuracy of his informant and did not remember his name.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
BEARS MAKE ATTACK
Wall street Witnessed Some Lively
 Buying and Selling.

New York. pyc 27.-Wall Street. 1o:1o a. m.-Ene fGaturc at the open ing of the market W,;S the rush to buy Peoples Gas Ur tAt' reported adjust ntnt of cnnip&tition ill tie Chicago field. The first prices ran from 10S to 10 on siile& of 2n.O0D shares. compared with last nights prices of 1OiA. -ht,.h- iSon was sold simultaneously 1t 4I%it down 10 II 1s. compared with IT !. Inst nigh1. Sugar ran of. easily about il point. The ton" elsewhere wa, rather hGS;tating and the price changes were ADuut evenly divided between gains and losses within fractional limits.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
CRAMPS NOT PAID.

Constantinople, Dec 2G Wednesday,. It is the general belief that the Cramps contract. for the construction of q cruiser for Turkey, was signed without the first payment being made. This view is supported by the, fact that the Porte has formally promised to pay nothing to America before paying the Krupp's. and tie Germans have not vet received anything.