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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
The Kansas Elections.

In the light of the returns from Tues
| days elections in Kansas two facts are
particularly prominent one is that the
great revival of Republican power
which swept the state last fall has lost
none of its momentum, and the other
is that prohibition sentiment in Kansas
is stronger to-day than 1t has been at
any time in recent years. Nearly all
the cities in the state have gone Re-
publican, and in almost every commu-
nifty where the issue hinged ON the
liquor question the Prohibitionists have
triumphed.
This decisive upheaval of Prohibi-
Zionist influence is easily explained. The
liquor law has been a dead letter for
several years. As ex-senator PETER
says in the current number of the For
um, politicians and joint-keepers have
nullified the statute and prevented its
enforcement. Saloons have been open
ly conducted in every neighborhood,
and the people who have made prohibi-
tion n part of their fundamental law
have been openly defied by the bene-
ficiaries and protectors of the liquor
traffic. The recent saloon-wrecking
warfare under the leadership of Mrs.
Nation at least called attention to
fragrant situation and made the state
sensitive to outside criticism. 1t has
now reafiirmed its BELIEF that prohi-
bition law is n good thing to have on
its books. If its sensitiveness shall
reach the point where it also believes
that it is n good thing to enforce, so
much the better-New York Mail and
Express.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Let Aguinaldo come to this country
by all means, and let other conspicu.
Gus Filipinos come with him. Prior to
the destruction of Montejo's fleet in
Manila bay the inhabitants of the
archipelago knew practically nothing of
the American people and the American
people knew as little of them. An ac-
quaintance cultivated at the bayonet's
end was not the sort to lead to an
understanding of the American char
acter. Apparently the insurgent chief
did not get the right idea or after two
years of hostility he would not have
exclaimed, the other day, when his
friends told him what had been done
in the way of civil government: 81
never believed the American govern
ment would be so fair and LIBERAL" He
never believed it because he was mis-
led from the start by the precious CO.
terie of ''anti-imperialists." What
formed his now-discarded opinion of
our people was the stuff these gentle
men sent out to him. In his own way
he has done what their countrymen did
before him-he has thrown them over
board. Let him come to America, If
only to find that the dominant Ameri-
can sentiment toward his country as
embodied in the national policy which
they libelled has been one of consistent
good will and that his act of submis-
sion has been to the friends and not
the foes of his people
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

| Ward wired Manager Culbertson that
the snow was packed so hard that he
feared the snow plow could not get
through. He then ordered that the
| bucking be abandoned and the loco
motives returned to Boulder. A few
minutes later the agent advised him
by telephone of the accident.
At O'Clock this afternoon Mrs. Sell
lers siad: "Olive + has been hurt"
/ speaking of her son. Last night Marks
said: Il had hard day to-day. | am
afraid something is going to happen
tomorrow. Superintendent of Tele-
graph Mackey was going to Denver
this afternoon, but dread of some
thing held him in Boulder. Later he
was Manager Culbertson's sad mes
| senger to convey the terrible tidings
to the stricken families of the dead
employees.
Work of recovery of the bodies has
been retarded by frequent small slides
this afternoon and evening and the
/ necessity for the exercise of care lest
the rescuers themselves should be en-
gulfed in other avalanches.
The body of Fitzgerald was found
100 feet below the place where the To-
comotives We're piled up on the Big
Five switch, or 200 feet below the
track where he was bucking snow on
his engine
At 10 o'clock this evening advices
/ from Camp Frences We're that the
body of Miner had been found under
the tank of the rear engine. 1t was
bruised but slightly. 1t was stated by
Conductor Reed that the physicians
at Frances who accompanied the train
from Boulder. which reached that
place at $50, had examined Oliver Sell
lers, the eighteen -year-old son of Il. G.
Sellers of this city, and found that he
had sustained internal injuries which
render his recovery doubtful. He was
standing on the tank of the rear en-
gine when the snOwslide occurred.
Coroner Trecise, VIII owas at Gold
Hill station upon another case, went
to Frances this evening and is super
intending the recovery of the bodies.
The train has left that camp for Boul-
der with the injured men and the re-
covered bodies. The work of the
search for the body of Bair is going
on at this time and will be continued
by n large volunteer force of miners
all night. The weather is quite cold
at Frances, but here is no wind and
the searching party is assisted by
torches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
Storm in the South.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 19.-This
entire section was swept by terrific
gale which ragged from until 6 o'clock
yesterday morning. Large damage was
done to property but no lives were
lost. Two churches in the suburbs
were completely wrecked. Lookout
Inn was partly unroofed and much
damage done TO railroad and tele-
graph wires.
Considerable damage was done at
bridgeport, Alabama, and at Selma. In
the river near Bridgeport the steam
boat City of Charleston was sunk, but
no lives We're lost.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

The billion-dollar steel combina-
tion" will have one interesting result,
at least. In that it will serve to show
whether we have yet developed a bill
fon-dollar man. Americans who are
equal to every demand of a million
dollar business are numerous. and the
reader will recall masters of trade and
finance who successfully manage 1n-
terprises representing many millions;
but the billion-dollar man-if the steel
magnates can find him-will be one
of the most interesting figures of tne
twentieth century.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

In a circus performing in Paris there
is troupe of dwarfs. Two of them
the leading lady, height two feet. and
the strong man. height three feet
were the other evening discovered ct
the railway station on the point of
leaving for Vienna. They were taken
charge of. and brought back to the
circus just in time to allow them to
appear in the ring for their ordinary
turn. But the ringmaster. another
member of the troupe-height feet 6
fnches-was already the lover of the
leading lady, and the news of the at
tempted elopement gave him such
shock that he had fit, and now lies
IN precarious condition.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

terest of the public in the fresh taxa
ton proposals required to meet the ex-
penditure for 1902, which, according
to parliamentary paper issued this
afternoon, totals f1SI, ,602, 900, inclusive
of war charges, this being an increase
of f32 2,901, 600 over last year.
The national balance sheet for 1900
1901. as shown by the same paper
stands as follows:
Revenue, f1303S5. 900; expenditures,
f1S3, 1926 900; net deficit, f53, 3,207 900.
Mr.. Balfour, the government leader,
indirectly announced the Forthcoming
loan. saying he hoped to introduce a
resolution on the subject tonight If
possible
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

A Roma mob unveiled a new bronze
fountain in the Villa Nazionale by
force recently. An injunction had
been obtained against the exhibition
of the fountain, on the ground that the
naked figures of Naiads that adorned
1t were immoral. A crowd armed with
tools marched to the place and tore
down the boards that enclosed the
fountain
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Boston, like New York, suffers from
an inordinate waste Of water, and the
waste is increasing in deplorable dis
proportion to the increase in the pop
ulation. During 1900 water to the
amount of 1151s gallons was used daily
for each inhabitant, as compared with
Ill gallons in 1899 and 103 in 1898. A
reasonable allowance for each inhabit-
mt is eighty gallons daily.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

One of the striking things shown by
the last census is the remarkable in
crease of tenant farming. The per-
centage of farms operated by tenants
showed considerable increase by the
census of 1890. For the whole coun-
try this percentage has increased in
the last ten years nearly twice as fast
as the per cent of population OF the ma
ton, four times that of the purely
agricultural population and twice that
OF the farms operated by rueIr uwuvrs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
Population of Rio de Jane,ro.

a recent census of the population of
Rio de Janeiro gives the city approXi-
mately 65O,O00 inhabitants. This is
much smaller than was generally sup
posed In all there are GO,132 houses
and dwellings, giving the large average
of ten people each. The tenements are
crowded with hundreds of occupants.
many of them living in the most
wretchsl manner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

An order has Just been filed in Con-
'necticut for 100000 pounds of copper
trolly wire for an electric road in In
dia. The reels upon which the wire
was wound required nearly 100000 feet
of lumber for their construction. The
reels and wire combined will weigh
100000 pounds. Twenty-ssven cars
and two engines will be used in trans
porting the shipment to tidewater.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

As a curiosity of the recent German
census. it is recorded that the returns
showed the village of Reutenbourg
contained 444 inhabitants, 222 being of
the masculine and 222 of the feminine
gender.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini, the
well-known Dante scholar, died recent
ly at the age of 65 years at Fahrwan-
gen in Switzerland, where he had been
the village pastor for thirteen years.
He was Swiss-Italian, native of the
GriSonS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
swallowed His False Teeth.

A man recently swallowed his false
teeth and 1t drove him mad. Stomachs
will stand a great deal, but not every
thing. If yours is weak try Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t cures Indigestion,
constipation, kidney and liver troubles, as
well as malaria and fever and ague. 1t
is particularly effective in all nervous af-
fections. and is strongly recommended at
this season of the year when the system
Is rundown and most susceptible to dis
ease. All druggists keep 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Lake Copais in Boeotia, famous in
antiquity for its eels. has now been
completely drained and turned into
$4,000 acres of arabic land.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

In the United States Supreme Cour,
Mt Washington in the appeal case of
the brown " Mangura Company VS..
Francisco Chanez, from the Supreme
Court of New Mexico, the Judgment of
the lower court was affirmed and the
writ of error dismissed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

woman has too much Imagination"
"Oh. / don't know; If she couldn't i'm
agine that man was better than he is she
wouldn't marry him"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
DENVER LETTER.
MAYOR WRlGHT'S INAUGURAL
INDICATES A BUSINESS
lNiSTRATiON.

Republicans Are on Trial In Denver and n
Good Administration VIII IL elp the
Party. -Somet hing About Recent
"Ghost Stories' from Sensation Mong
ing Correspondents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Garfield Tea, the medicine that puri-
fies the blood and cleanses the system,
brings good health to all who use it. 1t
is made from herbs. Druggists sell it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

| Steel corporation, with Its $1,000, ,OOO,-
GOO capital.
John ID. Rockefeller has been a men,
Der of the same clique as Mr.. Morgan,
and $25,0OO0 600 does not include his in
come from Standard Oil or his other
holdings, but merely what he has won
by the advance of prices.
Every property in which James ].
Hill is interested, principally the
West, has witnessed phenomenal ad-
vanccs, and it is hardly possible that
he has won less than S25,OOO.O0O.
George Gould's Missouri Pacific
common stock has doubled in value in
year, and besides his regular income
he must be at least S20,00O.0OO better
off than he was on the first day of the
century.
James Stillman, the head of the Ma
tional City Bank, is hand-in-glove with
Morgan and the Standard Oil group.
| and right in the midst of the clique
which has controlled and manipulated
this Arabian Nights market Gates,
Schwab and Osgood have increased
their early possessions enormously
through their steel holdings and their
identification with the Morgan group.
James r. Keene. as Morgan's opera
tor, made his five millions, while
Pierre Charbonnier, the telephone
clerk, in an analogous capacity, made
his $1,000 and went to Europe for a
I holiday. Talbot Taylor, better known
as Tally" son-in-law of James K.
keene, has been one of the big win
ners.
1t is believed that out of this mar
velous opportunity Russell Sage is the
one big man who has made nothing,
clinginc with the tenacity of a life
long habit to his bearism.
The following are the estimated
gains of n few of the largest operators
since the beginning of the year:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

what is Jimmy bowling about now?''
He thought his grandmother had sent
him a box of candy for his birthday. but
1t turned out to be box of soap"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23

Don't spoil the appearance of your
washing by using poor blue, use Russ
Bleaching Blue. the famous bag blue
I'VE ought not to do mental work
when physically tired nor manual labor
when mentally tired" Yes? Is that
why Won neNar do eiIher2,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

One evening recently the girl resi-
dents of Emerson hall, the swell DOR
mitory connected with Beloit college.
entertained their sister students at a
function in which garments of mascu-
line type dominated. The grand march
that preceded and closed the festivi-
ties was led by George Washington"
in stunning knickerbockers and frock
coat. Among those who followed the
intricate figures of the march were golf
lads in natty trousers and hose, blue
bloused sailor lads. waits of the street
clad in gunnysacks. preachers in
grave ministerial garb. cowboys with
red sweaters and huge sombreros, sum
mer chappies in white ducks. gentle
men in evening attire, and just plain.
everyday college students. Men who
had loaned garments for the occasion
were naturally anxious to attend and
the window easements of Emerson hall
were occupied by a large part of the
male population of the college at va
rious times during the evening. All
were drenched with water from upper
windows
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
Found Horse.hos in a LOG.

A curiosity was disclosed at Work &
Yeend's sawmill, Ravenna, Pa, re-
Gently. A large oak log was put
on to be sawed. A slab nearly IS
inches in thickness was cut off the
butt Then a plank one and one-half
inches thick was severed, and the saw
started on a trip through the log for
another plank of the same thickness.
When about four inches from the butt
there was cracking, buzzing and fly
ing of teeth. The saw was choked
down so that it stopped the engine.
The log was run back, and when the
saw was free it had been stripped of
all its teeth, SO in number. The OBJ
stacle was dug out and found to be a
horsesis shoe. 1t was hand-turned and
in a good state of preservation, prob
ably having rusted, but very little
since being covered. The supposition
is that the shoe was nailed on the
tree for hitching purposes and the
wood grew over it. 1t is said that the
age of a tree can be aseertained by
counting the number of grain rings,
eaSh grain representing a year. If
this be true the horseshoe has been
covered over half a century, for SIS
rings were between it and the bark.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
THE PRINCESS IN BEDoUIN HEAD.
DRESS

did love him. She speaks with the
greatest respect of his admirable
qualities, and with deep regret of the
scandal which her conduct brought
upon his name. Those who are in
timately acquainted with her say she
is not at all the vulgar, heartless wo-
man that yellow journalism" has
painted her. AS a child, fiattered and
courted for her wealth and position
as well as personal charm, delving
into the swiftest swirl of society In
dozen capitals, the wife of distin-
guished Prince, maid of honor at the
Belgian court, eight times a mother,
a divorcee-and still under 30 years
of age; here is a remarkable record.
In the course of an interview the Prin-
cess said:
81 am going to tell you something
the world has never known. did not
leave my home for the sake of caprice,
but because had lost my position and
was too proud to remain anywhere I'M
der sufferance."
Attention from King.
"But how had you lost your posi-
tion?"
"Of course, you know the story of
the Belgian court. No? l thought
every one knew it, The king had
shown me such marked favoritism that
the jealousy and hatred of the entire
court had been aroused against me. At
the celebrated garden party, when |
entered all the ladies turned their
hacks on me, and only one man had
the courage to extend his hand in
friendship. What | suffered in that
moment of insulted pride no one can
ever know. Then l broke the strictest
law of the court. that no one may leave
the assembly until the queen has left.
I insisted on calling my carriage. and
left, thereby banishing myself from
court forever. must tell you that the
queen on this occasion was most sweet
and kind to me. and, coming to me in
n friendly way, said she knew it was
NOT my fault. In the fullness of her
courtesy, she invited me once again.
hut of course. it was understood that
I should not accept.
ooh, yes! l regret my children. so
clever and attractive and I have the
rigbt to see them once a month; but,
ike the true mother of Solomon's
judgment, I love them too much to
cause them suffering from my lost
position"
One question was launched: How
conld the Princess so forget her wo-
uanbood as to pose for the pictures
which at one time flooded Paris. but
whieN were suppressed by the police?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

One of the most remarkable proofs of
the amazing growth of that vast re-
gion of our country commonly called
the Northwest, with its numerous sis
terhood of states and it's population of
more than seven million people, is the
fact that il is only a little more than
eighty years since the first white baby
was born there. The child was girl,
the daughter of a regular army officer,
and she is still living. A fascinating
account of her eventful life, the early
years of which were spent among sol
diers and savages, will appear in an
early issue of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
SCOUTS PLUckY FIGHTING.
Macabebes in Northern Luzon Are Made
of Good Stuff

of Good stun.
Persons in search of adventure still
find it in the Philippines, judging by
the contents of the Mail Items Of the
Army and Navy Journal. The kind of
fighting stuff the Macabebes are made
of was shown in a recent engagement.
Late in March Troops A and G, Fourth
Cavalry, and the Macabebe Scouts went
after General Lacuna, in the Balac
Mountains, in North Central Luzon.
With Lacuna we're the renegades Fa-
gan ard Nelson. and the prospects of
squaring accounts with those two
traitors gave a peculiar zest to the
cavalrymen's pursuit. Seven miles be-
fore they got to close quarters they
had to dismount and creep up the steep
hills, dragging their supplies along,
until they finally came to ravine
surrounded by steep hills. which ena-
bled the enemy to pour whitening fire
from three sides at our men, without
the latter being able to get any posi-
ton where they could successfully
stand off the enemy. Our men stood
their ground for about four hours, and
then the enemy withdrew. Casualties
on our side: Three killed, eleven
wounded and two missing. Only two
of the Fourth Cavalry were among the
wounded. the rest being Macabebes
During the conflict the renegade Mel
son was heard distinctly calling:
Troop A men. come on; come on
here" One of the Macabebes. who
had the bridge of his nose shot away
and the eyeball hanging on his cheek
coolly tore out the eye and continued
the fight. When taken into the hos
pital he insisted upon having his rife
and belt brought to him. as he did moi
care to lose them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
valuable Information.

"A year or two ago." said a young
man to a friend, Il spent a few weeks
at south coast watering places. One
day l saw machine which bore the
inscription, Drop penny in the slot
and learn how to make your trousers
last AS l hadn't great deal of
money l thought an investment of a
penny to show me how to save the
purchase of a pair of trousers would
be small capital put to good use, so
l dropped the required coin in and a
card appeared. What do you suppose
it recommended as the way to make
my trousers last?" Don't wear 'em, |
suppose" No" what did it say?'
Make your coat and waistcoat first
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
A 50 lunch Of Asparagus.

A bunch of asparagus, to bring IS,
must be something extraordinary. L.
A. Powell, a produce dealer on North
Front street, sold for that price on
Friday an enormous bunch to James
Harwood, a restaurateur. The as
paragus had been grown by William
B. Powell on his farm on the Marlton
pike, near Camden. The stalks were
22 inches in height and from ~ to
2 inches in diameter. The bunch,
which contained so stalks, was in cir
conference just the size of bushel
measure. 1t was marvellous thing
to behold, and there were more offers
than one of So for it. Bars Nam
moth Is the name of the asparagus,
which is just as sweet and tender as
It is huge. Mr. Powell grew a similar
bunch on his farm last year. Phils
delphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
ROUGH RIDER AND HIS VIEWS.
Capt Dame Compares Capabilities al
Cubsns and FIJI pinos.


Good tobacco is grown all over
Luzon," said Capt. w. E.. Dame of
Santa Fe, ~ NJ, who has lately been
mustered out as a commanding officer
of a company in the Thirty-fourth in
fantry, and who was promoted from
second lieutenant to first lieutenant of
Rough Riders on the field of battle by
Col. Roosevelt, in recent converse
ton. THE best tobacco, however, is
grown in the Cacaygan valley, broad
and fertile stretch of country toward
the northern portion of the island. The
Cacaygan river oyerhows its banks an
nually, much like the River Nile, and
leaves a rich sediment all the way
from six inches to one foot in depth.
When the river subsidies all the farm
ers have to do is to pillow up the de-
post and plant their seed. The coun-
try is still sparsely settled, but some
day will undoubtedly be opened up by
the construction of a railroad. Now
the tobacco has to be shipped down the
| Cacaygan river to town at its mouth
named APART. / have travelled nearly
all over the world and come in contact
with about every kind of people, but
nowhere have / found people who dis
] liked work as heartily as do the Gu
bans. They are pretty nearly in the
lowest scale. The Filipinos are far
better class and if the Cubans are fit
| for self government / am sure the
Filipinos are. The latter are more do
cile and Industrious, and while they
are sometimes treacherous, they are to
be trusted far more than the Cubans.
For men with small capital and small
talents the Philippines offer the best
opportunities l know of anywhere.
Companies formed over there two
years ago have doubled their capital
annually The United States land laws
ought to be extended to the Philip
pines. 1t would result in an imEe-
diate and extensive development and
make the islands blossom with pros
perity'
Capt. Dame was formerly member
of the territorial legislature in New
Mexico.