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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-02
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

s1ontana Man Sheds His skin-Once a
Year for Forty-three Years He Has
Done as the Snakes Do-A Curious
Fountain.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
New Towns by the Hundred.

Chicago, April 16.-The Times. Her.
aid tomorrow will say:
Railways using Chicago as their gate
way have taken up internal Improvement
plans for the territory between Chicago
and the Rocky Mountains, which in
volve the expenditure of millions Of
dollars and an addition to present pop
ulation from immigration alone of at
least 100000 new people within the
lcXt eighteen months.
The number of new towns that will
appear on the maps of the West with
n the next year. or those to which
rom five hundred to six hundred new
population Is to he added, already num-
ber 173. Before 1902 IT is believed the
number will exceed 200. Areas ne
elected in the past, while trunk lines
were building. are receiving the clos
sst attention from railroad land com
nlssioners and traffic managers.
The railroads undertaking the most
important part of this work. n work
10 which they have practically paid no
attention since the western land booms
If fifteen years ago. are: Atchison. To-
jekn Il Santa Fc, Chicago. Burlington
Quincy, Chicago Il Northwestern,
Chicago. Milwaukee Il ST. Paul, North
.rn Pacific, Chicago Il Eastern Illinois
md Illinois Central
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
STRIKE AT CROTON DAM.
Several Hundred Italians Determined to
Keep Men From Filling Their Places.


Croton Landing, n. Y, April A.
There is plenty of trouble brewing at
the Croton dam between the striking
Italians who are clamorjng for more
wages and the contractors who are
steadfast in refusing any concessions.
All day to-day it was expected that
bloody work would occur. but not n
stone was thrown or shot fired.
Sheriff Malloy of Westchester coun-
ty, who has the responsibility of pro-
tecting the property in the district had
100 deputies armed with revolvers
guarding the works all day.
Only once did the deputies have a
chance of showing their authority. This
was when an attempt was made to pull
out locomotive from the roundhouse
to draw a load of coal up to the steam
pump. The strikers, about 500 strong.
who were on the hill nearby, charged
down on the deputies, who scattered
quickly and the engineer quit his post.
There is very little prospect of the
strikers allowing outsiders to fill their
places, and, as Sheriff Malloy has call
ed out the local militia, who will ar
rive here tor iorrow night. clash may
occur on Monday morning when the
working whistles blow.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
strik.rn Shoot a Soldier.

Croton Landing, n. Y, April 49,
The first bloodshed as the outcome Of
the strike at the Cornell dam was the
life's blood OF Sergeant Robert Doug
lass OF the Eleventh separate company
Of Mount Vernon, who was shot dead
by an unknown assassin while he was
relieving guard at $50 o'clock tonight
The widest excitement prevailed
throughout the camp as soon as the
news of the assassination spread to
the different tents, and the soldiers are
frantic over the crime.
Giovanni Branchi, the Italian consul
general, deplores the sending Of troops
to the scene of the strike.
This parade of soldiery," he said.
will result In some evil. 1t is not
troops that are needed. 1t is the elem
cncy of the contractors. am now
thoroughly convinced that the wages
which they have been paying some Of
their men are based on starvation
schedule.
Fifteen more dollars day paid out
by the contractors in wages would set
tie the whole difficulty. But these men
resist. They refuse to make any con-
cession. l asked them to pay Sl.3SH
n day to the 100 men who lead the
strike instead Of S1.25, as before, but
they would not listen to the PROPOSE
tion."
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
WITH PoMP AND DISPLAY
Tho Governor of Puerto Rico win he In.
augurated With Much Show.

auGurateu with much Show.
Washington, April 17.-Charles Fl.
Allen, the newly chosen governor Of
Puerto Rico, is arranging to leave
Washington for San Juan toward the
end of the present week. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Allen and their
daughter. The trip will be made on
the United States steamship Dolphin.
The President and Secretary Long
have determined that the Inauguration
of the civil governor of Puerto Rico
shall be marked with as much Domp as
is befitting an event of that magnitude.
Therefore, the United States will see
to 1t that there is at San Juan on the
occasion of the Inauguration of the first
American governor dignified and i'm
pressive ceremony that will fix the
event in the minds of the people.
The United States steamship Dol
phin, which will carry Mr.. Allen to San
Juan, will enter the harbor there es-
corted by the entire North Atlantic
squadron, under command of Rear Ad-
miraI Farquhar on the flagship New
York. The squadron is now at Ber-
muda, and will time its movements so
as to arrive off the north coast of Puer-
to Rico about the time the Dolphin ia
sighted.
pONerHOT Alleu VIII De lnauSuraueQ
Mt San Juan May list, and General Da-
Wis, the military governor, will turn
out all the troops under his command
In honor of the occasion. The ships of
the squadron will fire salutes, which
will be answered by the shore batter
les. There will be some speeches at
night and the fleet will use their cleo
tric lights and there will be general il
luminations.
After setting up a civil government
and comforting with General Davis, Mr..
Allen will return to the United States
to arrange his private affairs, return
ing to Puerto Rico on the Mayfower.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
Iron Mills C,ose Down.

New York, April 17.-John W. Gates
of the American Steel and Wire Com
pany says that twelve mills in the con-
stituent companies have been shut
down. They are at Pittsburg. Cleve-
land, Joliet, Waukegan, Illinois; De
Kalb, Illinois: Newcastle, Indiana, and
Anderson, Indiana. =
Mr.. Gates said the cause of the clos
ing down of the mills was over -produc-
ton. He was unable to state when the
mills would resume operations, as they
first would have to ascertain the ex-
tent of the over-production. When
asked as to his views as to the trade
situation and outlook, Mr.. Gates stat
ed that the shut down of the mills was
the best evidence of the current situa.
ton.
Mr.. Gates made another statement
later, in which he said the twelve mills
which had been closed had a daily ca
pacity of from 1900 to 1000 tons. He
said slack business was an additional
reason for the suspension of opera
tions. The best information is that the
mills will be closed indefinitely. Four
thousand men, boys and girls will be
affected by the shut down.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
CUBAN FACTIONS QUARREL.
Santiago Reception to General Gomez De-
velOps Into . Color Line Controversy.

Santiago Reception to General Gomez De-
velops Into y Color Line Controversy.
Santiago, Cuba, April 16.-The recep-
tion rendered to General Maxine Go
mez to-day, on his way to San Domin-
so, caused great excitement, owing to
the efforts of the white and black par
ties to obtain the first recognition. The
black party, represented by the Gu
bano Libre, which continues occasional
publication in defiance of the orders Of
the authorities who had directed its
suppression, sent tug to meet the
steamer Maria Herrera at quarantine
and succeeded in inducing General Go
mez to accompany them.
Meanwhile another tug, carrying the
civil governor. General Castillo, the
mayor and other officials representing
the dominant white party, was entire
ly ignored by Gomez.
The black party, highly elated, took
the guest to the landing. where an i'm
mense crowd gathered on the frail pri-
vate wharf of local boat club. This
collapsed and many We're thrown into
the water, one man being drowned.
The official party declined to recog-
nize General Gomez in consequence of
his recognition of the black party, and
there is considerable excitement.
When the procession passed through
the city, without either civil governor
or mayor, rioting was narrowly pre-
vented by the vigorous action of the
police under American officers.
This afternoon all the clubs gave re-
ceptions to General Gomez, but the
white party refused to attend any Of
them.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

After all. it takes a woman to show
us how to do things. She knows. No
one ever hears of her forming an or
ganization of woman employees. Not
any. She gets the right word. Her
latest organization is the Lady Book
keepers Union" Now let us have the
"Amalgamated Association OF Gentle
men Clerks" the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firegentlemen" and other
similar organizations just to show that
the various trades, business and pro-
fessional gentlemen are not behind
the times.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
NATURAL GAS ExPLODES.
Three Men Killed In Trench by n Burst.
Ing Pipe.

Three Men Killed in Trench by Burst.
ing Pipe.
Logansport. Ind, April 16-Too
much pressure and piece of defective
gas pipe in the mains of the Chicago
Pipe Line Company at point four
miles southeast of here, was the cause
Of a terrific explosion to-day, in which
Michael Ellison, Jr, was instantly
killed and five other men received in
juries from which it is doubtful if they
will recover
Twelve men were in the trench re-
pairing leak in a ten-inch main from
which the gas had been transferred to
an eight-inch main near it. The men
were around IT, in the eight-inch
main and Ellison was STOPPING over 1t,
when the pipe exploded. He was found
100 feet away, his bones broken and
probably having met instant death.
George Morrison. in charge of the
work. was sent sprawling on the
ground thirty feet away. with gravel
and dirt blown into his skin. his body
wrenched and his clothes torn and tat
tered. Will Briggs inhaled gas and
was taken home unconscious.
Three laborers were knocked down
and bruised i'm frightful manner. The
rest of the men escaped with slight
injuries from flying dirt and rock The
"T" weighs 1000 pounds, and it was
carried a distance of fifty feet.
The explosion tore up the ground for
miles, besides the heavy jar.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

An interesting question has recently
been raised in the navy department
and the comptroller for the treasury
has been called upon to decide the
same. Officers of the navy are unde-
cided whether, under the naval person
mel act, they are still allowed the priv
ilege of having enlisted men of the
navy act as their servants. Secretary
Long has written the comptroller a
long letter. in which he argues that
there is nothing in the act which pro-
hibits such service being accepted from
enlisted men. The subject has not yet
been decided in the treausry depart
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
BURGHERs ON THE MOVE.
Reported to Have Raised the Siege of
Wepener and Are Going North


London, April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Standard, tele.
graphing Monday, says:
The Beers are in full retreat from
Wepener, hugging the Basutoland bor-
der. The Basutos are marching paral-
lei with them along the frontier,
watching eagerly for the slightest en-
croachment."
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the Telegraph, in dispatch dated yes
terday says:
THE Beers have raised the siege of
Wepener and have left Rouxville. A
majority of them have undoubtedly re-
turned north, with the exception of a
body of about 5000 now reported to be
going toward Bethulie."
The News has the following from
Reddersburg, dated Friday: General
Chermside saw the rear guard of the
Beers disappear southeast, in full re-
treat. The enemy appear to be in
strong force fourteen miles east of
Reddersburg. They are falling back
before our advance guard"
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

Congress is to be asked to approprI-
ate considerable sum for the Phila.
delphia mint, including boilers, en-
gines, dynamos, pneumatic tools, lifts.
telephones and machine tools. coal
handling machinery, motors, etc., as
well as fine equipment of machin-
cry connected directly with the COIN
age of money. 1t is thought that with
in few years the mint may be relied
upon to produce most of the machin-
cry and appliances for all the United
States mints.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
Thirty Million Starving.

Boston. .pril 1.-THE Rev. Rock
well Clancy. II missionary mt Allnha.
bad, India, says:
"'hc condition of fnmlnc-stricken In
dia to-day is something perfectly nw'
ful to contemplate. / cannot tell any
thing about the number dying. bui
when | left Bombay last February
there were some G0.OO0.00O people sur.
ferlng and over 3OOOO,OO0 were In dire
distress. ana of these but 5,WO,OOO
Were receiving government aid."
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

One of the Midway Islands visited
by the United States expedition max
ing surveys for the Pacific cable, is
described as inhabited oy an almost
incredible number of sea birds. Upon
fully one-half of the surface of the
island the sand was literally covered
with them, and the noise of the wing
ed host astonished the visitors. A few
land-birds were mingled here and
there among them. The picture OF
abundant bird life will attract the no.
tice OF the ruthless destroyers who
seem bent on exterminating our con-
temporaries OF the air, and who soon
will be signing for more bird worlds
TO conquer. The Midway albatross,
IL seems, refused to retreat before the
invader, and bravely faced the foe, II
the power of defence were once given
TO the birds in fuller measure, their
revolt against Dlumage- hunters might
stop the threatened massacre.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
Anti-LynchipE law Is Valid.

Columbus. Ohio. April 1.-THE Su-
preme Court yesterday declared the
anti lynching law constitutional. The
law provides that the heirs of any per-
son who Is lynched may collect $4,000
from the commissioners In the county
in which the affair occurs. The decls-
ion was rendered in the cases OF Click
Mitchell. hanged by mob ut urbana,
and j. w. Caldwell, who was shot and
beaten by strikers at Cleveland.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

IN an article in the Complies Rem
dus NM. Provost and Battelli describe
270 experiments which were made up
on dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs, the
animals being inserted in a condenser
circuit, charged by a Ruhmkorff The
number of fatal cases decreased with
increasing weight and age; two con-
secutive discharges of 1000 joules did
not kill dog of seven Kilograms
weight. Quickly consecutive dis
charges have an accumulative effect,
but are comparatively less fatal than
single discharges. Five phases are
distinguished in the effects; general
muscular contraction, commissions,
spasms, general inhibitions of the ncr-
vous system. stoppage of the heart s
action; young guinea pigs cannot be
revived even after the second phase by
artificial respiration.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
A Tornado In Kansas.

Kansas City. April l6.-A Journal
special from Wichita, Kansas, says: A
torn approaching n tornado in proper
lions is reported from near Winfield,
between here and Newton. and In the
ricinity west Of Clearwater Two
leaths arc reported and four people
ire said to have been injured by over
turned houses. Wires are down and
names and particulars are unobtaIn-
lhle at 10 O'clock tO-nlght.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

Thai there is much room for civil
service reform in Turkey Is newly en-
phasized by a recent experience there.
An American ;ravelet. wishing to mail
a magazine. was told by head post
master that while a good Mussulman
might mail 1t as a periodical for eight
cents, hereto would be charged book
post, seventy-hve cents. Just outside
the door a clerk whispered, do not
mind him! He is an ass! Give me
your paper and will send It off when
he is not looking" While this was
service.I could hardly be called civil,
and surely there is need Of reform.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

How soon the electric car has be-
come "the carriage of the people!" An
official report says that in Massachu-
sets there are one thousand seven
hundred and thirty-five miles of street
railway, and that only four miles OF
track are now traversed by horses.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

1t is not always possible to account
for the fluctuations in the world Of
finance. Not long ago, without any
apparent cause, the stringency of the
foreign money market was SO great
that theSe was danger Of disaster to
some of the largest moneyed institu-
tions of Europe. But as suddenly as
the danger threatened. it disappeared
and the rate of interest was lowered in
Great Britain. France and Germany
These changes were inexplicable but
for the time being the American gold
balance was drawn upon. and in fact
the outward flow of gold has not en-
tirely ceased yet. But this country is
in a financial condition to sustain any
drafts that Europe may make upon it.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19
Hot Fight with Chinese noxer.

Pckln. April 1G.-Oniclal advices have
oeen received of n severe engagement
between the imperial Chinese troops
md large body Of Boxers" Il secret
yociety. The battle. which was inde-
tisivc. occurred mt Yen Chin, In Pechi
III province. About 1000 men were en-.
gagged. the forces being equally divided.
The casualties were heavy.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

When John d. Rockefeller wishes to
get even with a critical public he
gives DIR. Harper a lump sum on con-
dition that the doctor takes a similar
sum out of Standard Oil company ira
ducers.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-19

Admiral Sampson knows how to
sympathize with the Englishmen who
want to give all the glory Of
"Bobs' movements to "Tugela" Bull
Ter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25

Napoleon Bonaparte. when poor
lieutenant, took the agency for a work
entitled "L'Histoire de la Revolution"
In the foyer of the great Palace OF
the Louvre can be seen today the
emperor's canvassing outfit, with the
long list of subscribers he secured.
George Washington, when young, can.
vassed around Alexandria, Va. and
sold over 200 copies of a work entitled
"Bydell's American Savage" Mark
Twain was book agent. Longfellow
sold books by subscription. Jay Gould,
when starting in life. was a canvasser.
Daniel Webster paid his second term.
tuition at Dartmouth by handling "Do
Tocquevilie's America" In Merrimac
county, New Hampshire. Gen. U. s.
Grant canvassed for lrvins's "Colum-
bus James G. Blaine began life as q
canvasser for Life Of Henry Clay"
Bismarck, when at Heidelberg, spent a
vacation in canvnssing for one OF
Blumonbach's handSooka
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25
Dewey. Chinese serxanA.

Admiral Dewey's body servant, who
moved with him from the flagship
Olympia TO his new home presented to
him last autumn In Washington. is All
Nav. the Chinese boy. All Nav is an
interesting character. and about as
!. and shrewd a Chinaman as one
meets. He is an enlisted sailor IN
United States navy, and is tenn
orarily detailed for duty with the ad-
miral. He speaks English with re-
markable clearness and fiuency. is good
natured to an unusual degree. and is
perfectly devoted to his gallant mas
ter. All Nav has sole charge OF Ad-
miral Dewey's wardrobe. lays out his
clothes to be worn each morning and
keeps the admiral's trousers pressed
and creased. As Admiral Dewey ia
exceedingly fastidious about his wear
ing apparel the duties OF All Haw in
this respect are quite exacting. In
q short time the Chinese servant Is 10
return to his native country. He is Of
. saving disposition and has accumu-
lated Z snug fortune. which hs ID snx-
ious 70 invest IN China
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25
shourd one siccp After En,,nrf

We would not revert to this oft-dis-
cussed question to give any ones the
oretical views or personal belief in the
matter, or to bring forward the famil-
lar argument, that because animals
sleep Just after they have eaten, hence
the human animal should do the same.
says the Medical Record. DR.. Schulz of
Fribourg has, however, approached the
subject from the chemico co-eXperimental
side, and his results are worthy of rec
ord. Having analysed the stomach's
contents in two normal subjects a few
hours after meals, some of which were
followed by sleep and others not, he
finds that sleep has for its constant ef-
fect the weakening OF the stomach's
motility and at the same time there Is
an increase in the acidity of the gastric
juice. On the other hand. simple re-
pose in the horizontal position stimu-
lates the motive function of the stom-
ach, but does not increase the acidity
of gastric Juice. Tho conclusion IS
hence reached that, while one should
stretch himself out for a rest in the
horizontal decubitus after a hearty
meal, he should resist the tempting
Morpheus. especially II there be pres
ent a dilated state of the stomach or
II its juices be hyperacid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25
QUAIL HUNTING IN EGYPT.
A Million Year Are Ensnared by q o
Natives by Ingenious Methods.

A Million a Year Are Ensnared by Ito
Natives by Ingenious Methods.
Much has been said lately OF the cap
ture of quail In Egypt. touching the
protest made by Frenchmen against
carrying the birds across French ter
ritory for English use. Until this mat
ter rose nobody seemed to know that
quail existed in Egypt; but they do-by
the million. The passage OF bands OF
quail over the coast of the delta OF the
Nile, from Port Said to Alexandria, be-
gins in September and last a month
and half. the birds arriving in little
groups and allghting on the dunes.
Generally, the chase IL made by means
of nets Of Ave meters high, which the
natives extend OH cords fastened to
poles, in the fashion of curtains Gid
ing on their rods. In reality the net
is double. The first near the side OF
the sea Is of meshes very large and
loose, but on the back Is another net
where the bird will really come and
perch itself in the folds formed by this
second net OF small meshes There is
another method Of capture which is
more picturesque. Rows OF dried
branches are placed on the shore. At
the foot OF each branch is disposed
tuft OF fresh herbs In the middle OF
which is arranged an opening which
ends in a snare. The quail, tired by
It's Journey, takes refuge In the
branch, then in the bunch Of herbs.
naturally. without figuring to itsek
that 1t is going to put itself into trap
where a native will surprise It and Kill
It. With these perfected means Of
destruction. 1t Is not astonishing that
each year moro than half million Of
these poor little birds are taken.--St.
Louis Pcst-Dispatch
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-25

A friend of mine has an Irish serv-
ant, who is an old soldier who brought
an ugly scar or two from India One
day he was describing his part in q
battle-the long wait. the nerves tense,
the advance, the gallop, the charge
how the rider some yards ahead of
him fell from the saddle and shot his
own horse dead with the death grip OF
his fingers on his revolver as he
dragged; how the men behind uttered
>oaths at the sight. and set their teeth
to win. And what struck you most
when 1t was over. and you looked back
upon it?" asked my friend. The serv-
ant reflected moment, and then. with
simplicity. replied: What struck me
most forcible. sir. was the bullets that
missed me-" Quite Irish. that.-Paris
American Register.
A private telephone wire from the
war Office to Windsor Castle conveys
to the queen news FROM the front.