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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

captured. The members of the hunt-
ing party are still securing the forests
and searching the mountains in tha
hopes that they will again strike the
trail. They are working with a fierce
determination and declare that thew
will never abandon the search until
n Shaws are captured or killed. They
know full well the desperate character
OF the fugitives and are prepared for
a stiff fight when they succeed in find
ing them. All sorts of rumors are
a1oat as to the whereabouts of the
fugitives, but none have thus far PROV
en- reliable. 1t is the general BELIEF
that the two desperate men are some
where in the Businesses of the Green
Mountains, and that their capture or
death is only a question of time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

President Mckinley mas sent to the
senate a leteer from Gen. Otis trans
hitting a Letter o. Aeuinaldo s, dated
at Malolos, Ian. II. 1892, warning Sc
nor Bonito Lesardo to this effect: u
beg you to leave Manila with your
family and come here to Ma,olos, but
not because | wish to frighten you.
merely wish to warn you for your
satisfaction, although it is not yet the
day or the week" This letter, writ
ten eighteen days before the wal with
the Filipino insurgents was begun by
their night attack d Feb. a, 1892. may
yet settle the question as to WHO be-
gan the war.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26
CARPENTERS HALL HAUNTED.
Peyton RAndolph's Ghost and the Spirits
of Prisoners Walk.

Peyton RAndolph's Ghost and the Spirits
of Prisoners Walk.
According to an aged attendant. tb
ghosts of a long-dead past troop II
nights in famous old Carpenters kall
which has stood at Philadelphia since
1924. Peyton Randolph. in wig and
brave gown, stalks abroad at times.
1t is asserted, and in uneasy prone
made visits the halls in which he sat
as n OF the original company. In
addition 1t has now just been brought
20 light that scores of prisoners died
of disease and starvation in the garret
and In the cells of the building during
the revolution. Mrs. Catherine Alice
Hirons has been attendant at Carpen-
ter's hall for many years, and her
family have been caretakers Of the old
edilce for generations. She is author
ity for the statement that sDooks Of
the dead and almost forgotten past
come to Carpenters hall TO tread an
uneasy and itful measure. The two
places in which mysterious sounds are
heard are the cellar and garrett.
Knocks and footsteps startled her and
when she went to Investigate she was
Unable to find anything. These pc
ALTAR noises are of almost nightly oc-
surrence. 1t would have been impossl-
PIE for any n to have come in the
hall and gone out again and so the
reasonable conclusion in Mrs. Hiron's
mind vas ghosts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26
A d Ell.

a u at Paris has inflicted three
years Imprisonment upon Nine. Ra-
pusse' who was convicted of maintain /.
ing a training school for professional
oeggars and fake cripples Will tbs
1uuee was questioning her she boasted
.na' sne was the recognized lean OF
tne plckpocket fraternity. h has
oeen arrested 80 times and condemned
to more than ten years in nn,uoe a"rl
ing ner lie. She has been pardoned
e,sna tlmes' once in 1866 by Empress
Gusenie personally. when tha Iotter
was visiting the female @conylcts
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

The proverbial foible of many per-
sons for c~oncealing or disappearing
their ages is proved by the census to
be a reality. Careful scrutiny of the
returns of population according to ages
in successive census years shows that
there is a widespread tendency among
boys and girls to report themselves
older than they really are, as if to
anticipate manhood and womanhood.
Among those who are approaching
middle age. the tendency is in the oppo-
site direction, namely, to report them
selves younger than they are. Finally
in the case of the very old, there is
an inclination to add to their years.
They seem to take pride in every year
they have lived since they could boast
that they were octogenarians. 1t is a
little strange that this weakness OF
human nature should be so widespread
and that both men and women should
be so sensitive upon the subject of
their ages, seeing that there is no
condition Of circumstance of life for
which the individual is less responsible
than his age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

One Of the senate committees is now
investigating the alleged deleterlous
action of alum as a constituent Of bak-
ing powder, which was demonstrated
many years ago in England. Small
amounts OF alum improved the appear
ance Of bread made from inferior flour,
but the product was p%rejudicial I, the
health of the consumers and It's en-
pioyment was prohibited by law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

For speed the transport Thomas is
o the record-holder on the Pnsiic
route. She arrived at Manila March
~. just twenty-five days from San
Francisco, not stopping at Honolulu,
The ship was not expected In Manila
till April l and created surprise In tho
harbor. Capt. Sawtelle, son Of Quar-
tagmaster General Sawtelle, was in
charge of the Thomas on what the
Manila Freedom declared was a rec
ord-breaking trip. Some idea OF the
amount of mail sent to the Philip
pines may be cleaned from tho fact
net the Thomas carried sss sasks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

washington special New FORK
World: Representative Thropps Of
Pennsylvania. eased things up for the
overweight and excitable house this
afternoon by pronouncing tina word
route" two ways In u sentence. II
DO not know whether the Nicaragua
rowt' ia the best root" he said. AaA
svsu Uncle Joe Cannon laughed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

Tho United States navy is long on
admirals and short on able seamen-a
condition arising from the fact that
sdmirals are made, while seamen have
20 be enlisted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

An unusual number OF persons. lack
ing In civic pride. are killing them
selves In Chicago just on the verge OF
census taking.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

to q monsrrcus extent. On the Grcas
Adai the king visits the graves Of tho
royal dead at Bantama, where their
skeletons, held together by links OF
gold. sit in grim mockery of state
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

AiiN.
Kidney, the negro who sho. che
a. Marsho m,ie IN escaping from jail
a. marsnaii' Mo- was recaptured. He
t Tss '0useo In Jail where he was iden-
prisoners whao used the revo,vor The
same night a mol entered the ,oii and
.ook the negro out and hanged him 70
a n~eighboring tree. seo MIN "
Will. Coins In a Log.
nv earring down an old barn ON
the farm Of Mr.. William N Nos,hrnn
near ~Marysyille, O., that ba. $500 for
~ years, workmsn found IN 81 "Ia iog
coins are az up In an old rag. This
as 1sao ma Ola. dating back az far
w and none later than 1s4s.
The colored American., 1901-02-23

ns vspaTer correspondents, having foI
the past twenty SIX years represented
papers in the West Indies, Africa ana
various sections CT America. His art1
cles are always eagerly sought and read
,cause they contain food for thought,
a decent threshlDg for some way ward
bro her, or terrible drubbing fCr some
fellow Who has dared to assail the in
tegrity Of the rscs. 1t is SAID the ex'
istenca of many Negro newspapers II
d 1e % the life infused by the articles OF
Bruce Grit.
He has jnst written caustic revie"
OF the lynching habit which is pub
IIshed by the ALBANY Argus Pdblis shirg
Co. in pamphlet rm. Its title Is "The
Blood r cord" A review OF Iynchings
esc. in the United States by civil d
white men The pamphlet is breezy,
hitter. fu of biting arc ann and Whole
some truthe 1t is for sale by the Daily
Argus Publishing Go. and the Capital
lTty News 90. Washington, ave Al
hanV. N V and is vel worth the price
charged for it.
GEO ALLEN MEBANE.
Eliz sbeth City, n. G., Feo. 95h 1901.
The colored American., 1901-02-23

the writer, and devotiDg nearly two
columns comm apdstOry thereof, amor g
other things says Of Mr.. Bruce's Won
derful r icle:
''All this greatly concerns ourselves,
not only because Am erica is dominated
by our Own Anglo Saxon race (Of
y hOm we are sometimes told that we
must believe no evil } but because its
Influence is strong upon curse YES Is
it not possible that the indirect in
fluenc7' Of American domestic ties may
have some weight in cabinet and
Anglo Iadian circles? Above all, this
concerns Us In so much as in South
Africa we are confronted with al the
same problem hich bSffl9 the Ameri'
cans, and which every race who meet,
hem in spirit save that OF simple lstice
and humane cOnsideration-lhe former
the foundation and the latter the crown
of all nobly resred stare ed flee"
Mr Bruce's collection OF literature
regarding the Negro race is varied and
repIeIe, and il Is dOu Dtful II any man
llvTg can duplicate his library with re
q. ect to variety That Of iIseIf is q clear
demonstration of the journalistic trend
| Of his mind. He is the prince Of Negro
The colored American., 1901-02-23

John Edward Bruce, better known
TO the public as "Bruce Grit" whose
portrait graces this paper, first saw the
light of this world at Pi Getaway, Md.
February 22I, 1856, ard bis amiable
molber with whCm the writer was ac'
ouslut,d had the good sense not TO
name him George Washiu gton. THORN
With a spoon in his mouth, 1t must
have been made Of wood, an oyster
shell or clam shell. However that may
have been, we are reasonably sure thai
about the first object he reached for
was goose q1ilI. That an edIct was
not promulgated TO sIay him was prob
ably due TO the ignorance Of many of
his existence, and of his goose quill
antics
John Edward was starte d TO school ~
quite young and being apt-a bright
chll" was never permitted to attend
the common schools; in fact, heseemed
to have had an aversion to public
sCh0Ols-beIDg little ptr ial to color;
hence, he at once entered the university
Of MS state from which most Negroes
hold diplomas, and from which he
graduated at an early age. And be now
appeared to be proud of his diploma ,
since it was issued by the faculty OF the
university of Adverslty," but its onl9
frame has been between the Ieads OF
newspapers.
He has been editor and proprietor OF
The Argus and The Item. Washing
ton, D. c. The Republican, Norfolk,
Va , The Commonwealth, Baltimore,
Md, al of which bristled with the true
ring Of fTepuOlicanism and were cease
less defenders aud advocates of race in
terests. As a writer, he is aggressive.
facile, tenacious, racy and tireless anC
those whose misfortune it has been tC
cross swords (quills) with him, have
usually been content to sheath then
when the contest was ended. Bis
hearted, his taci'e pen has been moved
to write many kind paragraphs o
struggling young men and wOmer
which have given them reputation, anC
even success but Bruce Grit is remem
bsred only as "goC d writer
Among his late writings no artic.
gilt era with more bIillisucy than hi
caustic advice to Ex Secretary Il. A
Herbert and the Montgomery Con
ference, which has been libsralIy quote
and extensIvely commented upon b.
the English press.
The New Age Of London, quOtin
from the Negro Problem" issued b
The colored American., 1901-02-23
PROGRESS IN The SOUTH.

G. orgia Afro mericanS Set an FIX m
pie FIR Their Northern NeighborS-In.
dus rial and Educational DeveIopm Mt
Shown to Good Advantage Gate
City News Notes.
Altar ia, Ca, Special "A recent In
vestigatOn by D.. w. E B. Bois Of
the chair Of Economics al History OF
Atlanta University slows that there
are over twenty two Negro business
ventures in the city of Alta a which
may be considered successful. These
ventures include almost every KIND Of
business known to the business world,
and have total Investment Of sixty
four thousand two hundred aud sixty
dollars,
Some Of these ventures have been
the means of the accumulation of fair
ly large fortunes. snd are now, after
years Cf careful guidance. thriving.
These ventures also have a far re ach'
ing II flusn"e rot only in determining
the men Of the business world but of
the social world also, The managers
and prOprietors of the firms are held
in mucn respect by both white and
cOlOred According to the lat census
there are in Atlanta about 40, COO Me-
groes. Am )ng this pOpula'iOn there
are 81 business enterprises Of sufficient
size 70 be noted. Tbese are az follows:
Grocery Stores, 90; General Merchan'
disc Sores, 5; wood Yards, 6; Barber
Shops, over $500 inves ed, 6; Meat
Markets, Z; Restaurants, 2; Undertak'
ere, 2; Blacksmith aud Wheelrights,
with stock, 2; 5aloons, 2; T4ilor, with
stick, /; Drug Store. L; Creamery, [;
Pool and Billiard Parlt r, 1; Loan and
Investment Co, /; Carriage and Wagon
Builder, l. Real Estate Dealer, l; To-
tai, 81.
There is total cspita'tz alton Of $11,-
925 invested in grocery stores alone.
Tne remaining $50 335 is distributed
among the other business enterprises.
Nearly all Of these inVestmens have
SiO"h IAoH VOL 0HA'A u gu go oo
for ms ance: Drug store capital 81 star
was 5000, now has an investment o
81 900. A restaurant started wi b Sc
now has an inves tment of $500; rO-
Ger com menced business with $50 now
has $500 invested; tailGr began with
S75 now has 5000 invested; an under
takef began with nothing now has in
vts ed So 900.
AmOn G the list of grocers the names
0f son OF our wealthirst cit Ems
might be found. as:C @. Garter, A. 0.
Watts, Charles McHenrV, Peter Esk-
ridge, the firm of " o Murphy & Son,
40 Jones and A g Wimbish Messrs.
The colored American., 1901-02-23
A NOTED JOURNALIST.

A.Story From the Dep hS-John Edward
Bruce The Veteran Editor, Publisher,
An,hor and Philosopher Portrayed
Where MS Diploma Came From.
The colored American., 1901-02-23

G. orgia Afro 4 mericanS Set an Fxm-
pie FIR Their Northern Neighbors-In.
duS' rial and Educational DeveIopm Mt
Shown to Good Advantage Gate
City News Notes.
The colored American., 1901-02-23

CONTINUED on 8 b rage.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01

Tennessee, with population only a
few hundreds less than that Of Kentucky,
showed up in the recent national and
State elections with a total vote but
little over half that cast in this State.
Louisville Times
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
uoHD-UT WAS A FAKE
TOLEDO WOMAN'S SCHEME TO
FOOL HER HUSBAND.
Made Claim of Robbery in Order to
Prevent His Joining Lodge-Kala-
mazoo Lad Kidnapped, bat Is Later
Released and Returns Home.

In connection with the present epidemic
Of hold-ups in Toledo, Ohio, the police
have secured the confession of Mrs. II.
o. Young, who, they claim. invented her
hok-up story to prevent her husband
from joining a lodge. The signed confess
sion reads: Il, Mrs H. O.. Young, do
hereby say that was not robbed Sunday
night or any other time" As Mrs. Youn.;
first told her tale she was en- route TO
a coal dealers Office when she was seiz-
ed on the street and robbed by a colored
man in long, ,ight-colored coat. She
had about $40, which he took 4 colored
man answering 30 the somewhat vague
description was arrested and Mrs. Young
went to the police headquarters to see
whether she could identify the prisoner
Meantime the detectives had been work
ing on the case and the woman was CON
fronted by the chief in his private office
He says she informed him that her hus
band was about to join lodge and want
ed the so for the initiation Fee Not
wishing him TO join, she secreted the
money and reported hold-up. The col
orei man has been released. This makes
tour bogus hold-ups exploded out Of
twelve reported in two weeks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
Brief state happenings.

John Prindle of Harvard, II years old
took his life for love Of his sweetheart
whom his father refused to allow him to
visit The young woman is the 16-year-
old daughter of DR.. Loveree.ss
Near Okee Fred Kehoe killed large
snake as it was crossing the Chicago and
Northwestern Rg1road tracks. The un
usually warn weather enticed it forth
which is rare occurrence for this north
ern latitude at this season of the year.
John Hobbins Of the town of Roekland
was run down on crossing by train
at Greenleaf Ills horse was killed and
Hobbins was 50 badly injured that his
recovery is doubtful
4 FIRE which probably would have re-
suited in the loss of life as we'll as the
building was narrowly averted at hotel
In Shehoygan Falls. \ man went TO bed
smoking a cigar. and shortly afterwards
smoke was discovered issuing from his
room. IN entrance was forced and the
bed clothes were discovered on ire It
Was with difficulty that the man was
awakened
The viii Of the late JOAN Nicholas. a
Racine old soldier. has been admitted TO
probate He left an estate worth So
600 or $1,000. and bequeathed 81. 200 to
the Racine high school. the interest only
80 be used The balance If the estate
goes to personal friends.
A peculiar accident happened 30 Roland
Osborn Of Kaukanua. a mason nj the
new hospital which j. being built at APP
pleton Mr. Osborn. while booking above
him. walked of the end II the staging
upon which he was At work la failing
nearly his whole weight came on his
aands. thus protecting him from perhaps
fatal injury Both wrists were dislacat-
Ell aud his face badly bruised
William r. Olds. college class 81 go,
now teacher in charge Of the vocal mu-
Sic department OF Iowa College. Grin
nell. Iowa. VAS married recently 10 Miss
Alice Hannahs Of Beloit. : teacher at
WeiSer Academy, Idaho.
A 4-year-asd daughter 81 Fred Neuren-
berg of the TOWN Of GreenvilIe. while fan
ming the kitchen FIRE with her apron. dur
ing the absence ~ her mother 1t the
barn. had her clothes set lire and was
- severely baglsei that she died The
girl ran 70 her methSr al the barn. and
IN enaeayaring Is Pit ont the IRE the
mother was perhaps fatally burned. and
the destruction IL the barn WAS narrowly
ayerted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
INDUSTRIES OF CUBA.
AGRICULTURAL HISTORY or THE
ISLAND REVIEWED.
Land Owners, Formerly Cattle Graz
ers, Are Now Successful Planters :
Fruits and Vegetables Are Fine
Sugar and Tobacco.

Agriculture. which is the main indus
try of Cuba, has been given the most
careful attention in the United States
census report, which has but recently
been issued. There are several chap
tiers in the bulky volume when have
been devoted to the subject of agricul
ture with interesting and valuable re-
suits. Special schedules were prepared
for the taking of census statistics from
the plantations. Even so the greatest
difficulty was experienced in procuring
accurate statements, since the majority
OF the farms bad been Abandoned
throughout the war and wee still m
settled. Travelling ere. miles of rough
country the census enumeraIorS found
everywhere devastation and ruined
homes, stiiii deserted and uncared for.
Tending to complicate matters also was
the fact that many of the plantations
had been divided into small patches of
ground in order to avoid the taxes
levied even on the smallest subdivision
of ground at the rate of So. The ma
Jority of the tenants resulting were
but of temporary residence and were
able to give almost no information con-
corning the land and it's productive
ness. The schedules which were after
much work returned therefore are
somewhat defective. Previous to the
last war there were in Cuba 9o,960
plantations, farms. orchards and cattle
ranges, which were valued at 22O,0oO,-
600 pesos, or about $200,000,000 The
only manufactures were those produc-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Will Ask for a state Labor Bureau
Peculiar Fishing Accident-Patient
Loses Reason Through Fear-$I6,OO0
Fire Loss at Stevens Point.


A scheme for the establishment of a
State labor bureau is being advocated
by West Superior men interested in the
local free employment bureau The
Trades and Labor Assembly will be ask
ed to take up the matter and petition
the Legislature to pass a bill providing
for the establishment OF bureaus in va
rious cities under the supervision of the
State. The idea is to have a bill passed
for a bureau similar 10 those in Ohio,
where the State law makes provision for
them. They are established in cities ask
ing for them. joint arrangement for de-
fraying expenses being made between
cities and State The Superior bureau
has furnished work for large number
Of men from out of the city and the
claim is made that such an institution
should properly be sustained, at least in
part, by the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
ing cigars and the sugar mills produc-
ing raw sugar. molasses and rum.

ing cigars and the sugar mills produc-
ing raw sugar. molasses and rum.
Cattle Raising Formerly General.
In the early days of the island cattle
raising was the principal industry, ag-
riculture being very generally disre-
garded. The land was held in great
open ranges, privately owned but I'M
fenced and almost unguarded, like one
great wild country. The chief agricul-
tural products of Cuba are now tobacco
and sugar, with some Embarrassing,
which of late years has deprecated ow-
ing to the almost universal frrit-grow-
ing of California. At present there is
scarcely more coffee raised than is re-
quired for HON use, although the soil
and climate of the eastern provinces
are particularly adapted to coffee-rais-
ing, and it is believed that the indus
try will again be revived. 1t is like
wise believed that the growth of fruit
for expectation will receive new slim
illus and that Cuba will rival California
in the raising of lines, lemons, oranges.
olives, pineapples and many other
fruits and vegetables. Oranges will
grow in any part of the island and are
unrivaled for their delicacy of flavor
and amount of juice. The largest of
the banana farms are in Porto Principe
and Santiago. from where they were
shipped in large quantities to the Uni
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-01
Catch Bank Robbers.

An attempt to blow open the safe of
the bank in Montfort, owned by Z. i.
Stevens, resulted in the capture of the
robbers after sharp fight with the citi-
zens. About , o'clock on a recent morn
ing NJ. II. Doran, who lives near the
bank, was accused by a loud explosion.
He jumped up and threw open the wiD-
dow. There seemed to be something
wrong at the bank. and he yelled Fire"
By this time the robbers, four in number,
finding they We're likely to be captured,
left the bank and started on Il run for the
depot, near which they had hand car
in waiting. They Jumped on this and
made off down the Inc toward Ridgeway.
AS soon as possible another hand ear was
got out, and, with seven well-armed men
on board, started in pursuit of the flying
robbers Three miles from Ridgeway the
posse found the first hand car thrown
from the track. Picking up the trail Of
the robbers, the pursuing party We're able
in the dim morning light to follow them
over the fields a mile TO a barn, where
they had taken shelter. A little recon-
motoring convinced the posse that the
robbers were in the loft Of the barn. APP
proaching and taking advantage Of such
protection as the nature Of the ground
afforded, the Montfort men managed to
get inside the barn. There they were
met by share fire, which was promptly
returned. Firing for time was fast and
furious, though little execution was done,
as the robbers were well sheltered. Find
ing it impossible to get at the robbers
without serious loss of life, threats were
made to burn down the barn. On this
the robbers opened negotiations for sur
render Terms were arranged and the
men, after throwing down their weapons,
came down from their hiding place under
cover of the guns of the posse They
were safely secured. An examination of
the bank showed that while it was badly
wrecked, the robbers were frightened
away before they had time to secure any.
Dlunder