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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

skill has attracted widespread atten-
ton and they have received numerous
offers to appear in public, but being
the strictest of amateurs none of these
offers has ever been considered.
The youthful dead shots owe their
Long, himself conceded to be one OF
the most clever riflemen in the coun-
try. 1t was he who trained them and
Initiated them into all the mysteries
81 sighting. making allowances for
wind, and all the other details SO nee
sssary to the education of the crack
shot
Mr.. Long has a genius for teaching
this difficult art. 1t was he who train
cd Sonia Wrighk the young Western
woman whose achievements with the
rifle have attracted such general at
tention, and who is now conceded to
be Annie Oakley's only rival for the
feminine premiership of the rife
world.
Mr.. Long is an engineer in the local
water works. He has never taken part
in any contest for money and only
shoots for the diversion of himself
and his friends. Discussing the skill
of his daughters and the methods Of
training from which it resulted he
said:
"They ought to be good shots If
there Is anything in heredity, for they
come of race of marksmen. We are
descended from race of backwoods-
men who were among the earliest set
tiers in the west, and their skill with
the shotgun and rife has descended
from generation to generation, with
out a miss
my father, now a man of amost rs,
can hit cap box lid twenty PAGES
away with a regularity which be-
comes monotonous, and l personally
can perform almost any shot known
10 the profession.
"The girls have thus been raised in
an atmosphere of powder and have
always from their earliest childhood
heen anxious to try their skill. While
thoroughly intending to train them
eventually the fear of some accident
caused me to defer the commencement
as long as possible.
az began with Edith and Ethel six
months ago and was utterly surprised
at the rapid progress they made
Naither had ever had a rifle in her
hands before. and almost from the
erst they sent the bullets crashing
through the dead center of the buli,s-
eye.
"First ! placed the target at ten
cards. and then, when this distance
ssd been mastered, gradually extend
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
The Late Mayor .Sfrona.

William l.. Strong was born in Ohio
in 1921 and went to New York when a
young man. He found employment
with different firms until January 1,
1870, when ne organized the firm of
William L. Strong & Co. The firm
grew to be one of the prominent bust
ness houses in the city. He also inter-
ested himself in banking matters and
was president of the Central National
Bank. Mr.. Strong took an active in
terest in politics, and was one OF the
leaders OF the reform movement in
that city, and was elected mayor on
the Republican-C Citizens Union ticket
in 1894. He was the last mayor OF
the old city Of New York before con-
solidation with Brooklyn and the other
boroughs composing the present city OF
New York.
At the time of his death Mr.. Strong
was a member OF a number OF socie-
ties, including the Ohio Society, Amer
lean Fine Arts Society, American Mu-
scum of Natural History, Metropolitan
Museum Association and American Ge-
o6i e,phiCdi oOc4Sty. At q mass 49, .
In Madison Square Garden in 1894, a
non-partisan committee of seventy was
appointed to organize the opposition
to Tammany Hall, TO frame platform
and select candidates for office, and 1t
was this committee that selected Mr..
Strong to run for mayor on the reform
platform. The nomination was accept
ed and the candidate entered into the
campaign with vigor and determine
tioA- His opponent was Hugh ]. Grant
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

ne WAS dppO1ut6u
clerk in the freight Office of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad. In the following year
he was given a position in the general
advertising department of the Penn
sylvania railroad. In December, 1871.
he was appointed general passenger
and ticket agent of the Toledo, Peoria
and Western, and at that time he was
the youngest general passenger agent
in the United States. He held that
position for six years, and left Peoria
June 1, 1877-to accept the general
passenger agency of the Wabash at
Toledo. From November, 1879. to
May, 1883, he filed the office of gem
eral passenger and ticket agent of the
Wabash, St Louis and Pacific, with
headquarters in ST. Louis. At the lat
ter date he was appointed general pas
senger agent of the Missouri Pacific
and Wabash lines. and in July, "a. he
was appointed general passenger and
ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific
system.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

MRS. A S. CROWNINSHIELD.
(Wife of the Admiral. Author and
Composer. Talks of Her Latest
Work.
Crowninshield says that her book does
not deal with American characters at
all. and. in fact, the plot is laid In
France, the exact spot being an old
chateau near Paris which was built in
1150 and is now owned by Nine. Juliet
Adams The Crowninshields were the
guests of Nine. Adams for some time
over year ago. and while there were
given an elaborate house party. II
was on this occasion, while wandering
through the grand old place, with all
its historic memories being rehearsed
to her, that the idea of writing book
with the old chateau as the scene was
suggested to her The chateau was an
abbey until the fifteenth century. when
1t lapsed into a secular establishment
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

is universal. No candidate for office
finds it necessary now to pose as a self
made man or to put his respectable an
cestors out of sight. The self-made
man is no longer the popular hero. On
the contrary, noble ancestors are in
such demand that if we do not have
them we must invent them as we do
air-brakes or motors, or anything else
necessary to our well-being and com
fort. The rich American finds it as
easy to have coat-of-arms and a ped
igree as to have dress-coat. He sell
dom goes to Burke or the Herald's Col
lege for these things. He plants and
grows his own family tree as he does
his maple at the front door"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
Ufilfxine Wafer Posver.

The technical press of Europe 1ust
now abounds in descriptions OF the
exploitation of water power. France,
Italy and Switzerland are just discov-
ering the amount of energy that goes
to waste on their water sheds. Costly
black coal is to be replaced with the
cheap white coal,' as the snow and
glaciers of the Alps have been called.
An advantage of the white fuel is that
it is constantly renewed by the energy
of the sun, whereas the black product
Of the same energy slowed in the earth
is subject to exhaustion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
Holds Your coaf for You.

We illustrate below a novel device
which might be the means of saving
the price of tip for the owner of the
coat, provided the owner of the res
taurant or other public place should
see fit to place it in position for use.
The inventors intention is to provide
a device which will hold mans over
coat in position while the arms are
inserted and the coat adjusted to its
proper position. Heavy spring wire is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

Need MOT Fear Her Book.

With the assurance from Mrs
Crowninshield, wife OF the chief OF thu
bureau of navigation of the navy, that
her forthcoming book. THE Archbish~
op and the Lady" does not deal with
either official or social folks in Wash
ington, comes genuine relief, especially
in official circles, where it was expected
she would make it lively for some of
the leaders and their families. Mrs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

Not until the body of Asa Packer
WILDER had lain for fifteen days in the
Potter's Field was 1t discovered that
ne was nephew of the late Asa Pack
er OF Pennsylvania and heir to $5,000,-
600 OF his fortune. A search for rela-
tives Of the supposed pauper revealed
but one. 1t was niece. She was
known to the San Francisco stage as
the beautiful villa Sayne She is now
the wife of Archie Ellis of Brooklyn
and a still very beautiful woman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

Though Bryn Mawr college is only
sixteen years old four Of its graduates
have been heads of other colleges. Miss
A. C. Emery is dean of the women's
department OF Brown university, Mrs.
G. H. Putnam is dean of Barnard. Mrs
A. P. Saunders was recently the head
of Sage college. Cornell university, and
Miss Helen Bartlett is dean of the
women at Bradley Polytechnic Insti-
trte.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

he LA Il w. Il. . MIMI
and the contest was bitter one. The
outcome was the election of Mr.. Strong
by plurality of 47,1S7. The admins
tration Of Mr. Strong was an eventful
one. 1t was he who appointed Colonel
Waring commissioner of street clean
ing, and, in spite of periods Of strong
opposition within and outside the par
ty, kept him in Office until the end OF
the mayoral term.
The affairs of the police department
Mr.. Strong placed in the hands OF a
board at the head of which was Theo-
dore Roosevelt, whose earlier confreres
were Colonel Fred D. Grant, Major
Avery D. Andrews and Mr.. Parker.
The mayor was often accused of vast
ing money on improvements. His in
variable reply was that wherever he
spent a dollar he had dollars worth
to show for it." Mr.. Strong was avow-
edly Independent in his views on city
politics. In the municipal campaign
of 1897, which resulted in the return
of Tammany to power, he took the
stump for Seth Low, as against Gen
eral Benjamin F. Tracy, the regular
Republican candidate. After this cleo
ton he virtually retired from active
politics on account Of falling health.
He spoke for Colonel Roosevelt, how
ever, in 1898, and had since been in
terested and influential in the councils
of the independent wing of the Repub-
lican party of Kings county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

One reason for the prince Of Wales
giving up his intended visit to Marien-
bad at the last moment was his desire
to avoid meeting with the duke of
Orleans, who had prolonged his stay
at that watering place in order that
he might be there when the prince ar
rived. 1t is believed that the duke of
Orleans had intended to force a fussy
and ford reconciliation upon the
prince, and to make him a scene"
The queen has never invited him. and
the prince Of Wales has taken no no
tice of him for long time past.-Lon-
don Truth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

ton-properly, Ku-I
ang- tung entire
ly fail to compre-
bend the speech of
their brethren of
whe north or west.
The Cantonese are
pure Chinese; the
ruling dynasty is
Manchu, or Tartar.
Our illustration
represents a Can
tonese girl, comely
enough even from
an American point
of view The dress
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

of the American
A S S o c ia ton Of
General Passen-
ger and Ticket
Agents. He was
born at Pittsburg,
Pa. in August.
1S47. He entered
railway service in
1863 as a clerk in
the auditors Office
of the Bellefon-
tame road. In 1864
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
RAY yobe Home Again.

Among the many passengers to ar
rive on the Lucania. in New York.
Saturday, were Lord and Lady Fran
els Hope. Lady Hope Is better known
in the United tSates by the name OF
May Yohe. The actress and her hus-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

BY the will Of Mrs. Indiana VIII
1iams. who died not long ago in Am
herst county, Va, the bulk Of her es-
tate of 100000 is bequeathed for the
establishment of an institute at Sweet
Brier, her home, for the education OF
white girls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

The late Charles Dudley Warner.
while sitting on the balcony of club
in New York three years ago. made a
prediction about something ten years
from then and quickly continued with
these words: Hold on, No, I shan't.
for shall be dead"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
A Canfonese 1effs.

China is divided into eighteen prov
inces, and the dialects spoken in these
states vary to so great a degree that
the nannla of Can
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05
Head Ticker AGENT.

Henry C. Townsend. general pas
senger and ticket agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Iron Mountain. has been
elected president
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

George Dolby. the private secretary
of Charles Dickens. died in a London
infirmary a few days ago, penniless.
dirty. emaciated, unkempt and almost
a tramp. In his later years he had
been supported by charity
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

The late Lord Butte was one OF the
most ardent opponents of vivisection,
and at one time he consented to sign
a transfer of an infrmary to the Uni
versity College at Cardiff as trustee
only on condition that vivisection
should never be practiced.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

the prizes to our collection OF sporting
trophies"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-05

We love and are loved entirely as we
give ourselves colors which may har-
monte with those about us.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that there are
fuads in the city treasury TO pay all
warrants lrawn On the following special
stree: funds ana endorsed prior to the
dates named herein;
Astor street, Sixth 20 Ninth, July Is,
1899.
Commercial street, Tenth to Eighth,
October 6. 1900.
Commercial street, Fourteenth 10 Sew
enteenth, March %, 1901.
Seventeenth street, Irving to Jerome,
March o., 1901
Franklin avenue, Twenty-slxth to
Thlrty-hrst, May 10, 1901.
Eleventh street; Franklin to Harrison,
January IS, 1901.
Thirty-eIghth street, Duane to Harrl-
son. January %, 1901,
Franklln Ave, Thlrty-frst to claim
line, November "a, 1900
Seventh street, Bond to Astor. Octo-
Der 6, 1900.
Fifteenth street, Exchange to Irving
January "a, 1901.
Twelfth street, Commercial to Frank
l.n May ., 1901,
Interest will cease after this date.
F. ]. CARNEY,
City Treasurer,
Astoria, Oregon, August Z, 1901.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
STREET IMPROVEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given, that the Com
mOn Council Of the City OF Astoria hes
declared It's Determination and intention
10 improve Commercial street In the
City Of Astoria as laid out and record
Ell BY John Mcclure and extended by
Cyrus Olney, from the west line Of Sew
cath street 10 the west line Of Sixth
street, upon the present established
grade thereof and 20 the full width
thereof, by removing all the old plank
Ing and side walks. grading the same
10 the established grade, and construct
Ing side walks on each side thereof
eight feet wide, and planking the same
from curb to curb throughout the width
with plank Of three inches in thickness
by twelve inches wide. and planki1g
the crossing at the intersection OF Com
mercial street with Sixth street to the
full width thereof. except the portion
thereof covered by the side walks, with
similar planking. All material used in
said Improvement shall be good sound
red or yellow fir lumber and said I'M
provement except as herein otherwise
provided shall conform 10 the require
ments Of general ordinance No. 1901. In
relation to the Improvement OF streets.
That the costs and expenses OF making
said Improvement shall be betrayed by
special assessment upon the lots. lands
and premises ahutting upon and other
wise benefited by said Improvement
pro-rata according 10 the estimated BEN
efts, which said district Of lots. lands
and premises to be assessed to defray
the costs and expenses Of said improve
ment Is as follows, to-wit: Commencing
az the northeast corner OF lot five 90.
in block twenty-five COY. and running
thence west TO the northwest corner Of
lot six (6), in block twenty-one (2D.
thence south to the southwest corner OF
lot three 81. In block thirty (30), thence
east to the southeast corner Of lot four
"a, in block twenty-nine (29) thence
north to the place Of beginning, and
containing all of the north half Of block
%, and lots 3 and in block 30, and ali
Of the south half Of block % and lots
and in block 21. all in the Town
(now city, of Astoria as laid out and
recorded by John Mcclure and extended
by Cyrus Olney and which said dis
trio: includes all lots and lands and
premises TO be assessed to deiray the
costs and expenses OF making said inn
provemsnt.
That the City Surveyor OF the City Of
Astoria has been directed to prepare and
file with the Auditor and Police Judge
OF said city, estimates of the costs and
expenses Of constructing said improve
ment and plans AMI specifications for
the proposed work.
That this notice Of the intention Of the
Council TO make said improvement IS
given by publication in the Morning AS.
torian for eight days by order OF said
Council, directing the same, the first
publication being in the issue Of Aug.
7th, 1901 H. E. NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge OF the City Of
Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
AN AUTOMOBILE RACE.

\ feature Of the Buffalo exposition
viii be q race between automobiles rep
resenting all nations. Although 1t is
claimed tha; France is ahead OF us in
the construction of ,hsse vehicles. It IS
hoped ;ha, American manufacturers
VIII come IN first. America generally
keeps a; the head Of the procession in
al lines ct Industry science ana medi-
cine. No country in the world has ever
produced 81 good a medicine for the
cure Of stomach, liver. kidney and bow
lei disorders as Hostetter's stomach
B!tters. For over fifty years It has
been the standard medicine, It pro-
notes sound sleep. restores he appetite
aad cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cons,i-
patton and billousnsss, also prevents
malaria, fever and ague, Do not fail
70 Try the Blt:ers, as Il will surely DO
vou good.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
FATHER BURKE OF FRANCE.

Pere Monsabre the celebrated D0min-
lean preacher may appropriately be
called the Father Burke OF France. He
Is just as fond Of a Joke as was his
famous Irish brother. says the London
NJ. 4. p \ story Of him is that one
day. as he vas Just going to preach, a
message came TO him thar a lady want
ed 20 see him. she was worried about
an af,alr Of conscience; she fel, she'd
like 20 See him. etc. After much waste
Of time she came to the point. She was
given up TO vanity. That very morning
she confessed she hal looked in her
looking glass and yielded TO the temp
ia,ion Of thinking herself pretty
Pere Monsabre looked at her and said
quietly: rs thl; all
That's all"
"Well my child" he replied, you
can go away In peace; for to make a
mistake Is not a sin"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
wINGATE vs.. THE CITY OF As
TORiA.
Transcrp, of the Decision Handed
Down by supreme Court.

Following IS the decision rendered
by the supreme c5ur, IN the case u G.
wIngnt. 81, AL VS. The City of As,rin:
G. wingi;e NJ. J. Badole,, Clara
Fisher Angus Sutherland. Celes,ia
GenrhIrt Fannie McVi,ar. L. =. Park
cr. Sadie schluaA and Birdie r,
schlusse, ip2el.nls, vs. the city Il As
,orl. ana r. Hallock. Chief u Police,
respondents. from Clatsop county T.
a. McBric. Judge affirmed; opinion by
chief Justice Bean
This was suit brought by the own
ers " certain real property abu,tlng On
Grand avenue In Astoria. 90 restrain
he sale of the property Tor ilInquen,
stree, assessments The suit was be-
gun after the stree, work had been
completed and accepted by The city.
Tho plaintiffs made NJ objection what
ever while the work was In progress.
hu, IN this suit they Insisted ;ha; the
entire proceedings We're invalid. The
only objections 10 the proceedings on
;hc ground oy jurisdiction was that the
grade % the street hll no, been legally
established prior 20 ne proceedings Tor
~ Improvement; This Is the only OBJ
iecaon considered by the supreme court.
In July. 1891. the city council passed
an ordinance established the grade Of
wha, was ,hen Seventh street but is
now Grand avenue /, was contsnied
by plaintiffs that this ordinance was
void because {, was approved by the
pros dent OF the council AZ a time when
:hera was vacancy 10 the Office Of
mayor. ANA hence no grade hal been
legally established. The supremen court
says Their Is on provision in the
charter mlkiag the establishment, Of
grade a condition precedent to the righ;
or power N the council 20 improve the
street. or prohibiting such improvement,
betor, the grade is established. II any
such requirement. is 20 De found there
In. lr is by implication and no; by d.
rect provision, But it is unnecessary FOR
us Ia exlmlle that question a, this
time. FOR even II Il be conceded that
ths chatter coutempll:eS that the grade
.ot a street shall b. established before
the Improvement is negun and that
proceedings Tor he improvement, prior
thereto. upon selsonahle objection ani
In an appropriate proceeding. would be
held invalid, We are clearly OF the
opinion that where. as In this case, the
council has attempted 70 establish
grade, mere irregulRrity, or even in
validity In The proceedings not amount
ing 20 want Of jurisdiction, would not
aflect It's power to subsequently improve
the street according 10 such grade, nor
AFFORD ground for an injunction BY
property-owner 20 restrain the collec-
don OF an assessmen, Tor such improy-
ments after the work had been COM
pleted"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

Office Of {. Q, NJ, Vancouver Barracks,
Wash, Aug. 6, 1901. Sealed proposals,
in triplica,e. will be received here until
II o'clock a, m. August 2lst, 1901, for
furnishing and delivery at Vancouver
Barracks. Wash, 126 standard artillery
horses. Delivery TO commence within 60
after award Of contract. Preference Civ
en- to animals Of domestic production,
conditions and quality and price being
equal. U. S. reserves the right to reject
any or all bids or any part thereof.
For further information see circular to
bidders or apply to this office, Envelopes
containing proposals should be marked;
Proposals for Artillery Horses" and
addressed to the undersigned.
]. W. JACOBS c. Q. NJ.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-14
GUESS WHO'S THE KING.
Dlrector-General Fulton Knows But He
Has PromIse5 Not to Tell.

The arrival Of the King Of the Carnl-
val win be announced a few days be-
fore his coming. by his precursor or
herald known az the ayant courier.
The herald announcement win be de-
llYered In the evening and will be ac-
companied by a display Of fire works and
by concert gotten up by the local
musicians.
Who the king Of iha carnival ls can
rot be revealed Al this date. From a
custom arising IN the even, the king
Of the Carnival. the res ludorIm. ls a
mysterious individual whose incognlt0
Is strictly preserved until the last days
II the carnival. when at the ball he un-
masks FOR the first time. His Identity
| Is only known 10 one person and that
Is Direcior-General Fulton and such ls
the lnyiolabIlliy Of the secret that Wild
horses could not drag It from his breast.
1.-THE utmost Mr. Fulton could be per-
suaded TO reveal was that the gentle
man In question was no. unknown In
Astoria.
The Identity Of his herald is yet a
secret. This tabarl clad lndIyIdull
with all his blazonry will proelaim
that, with the coming Of MS royal mas
ter into this democratic republic. the
keys OF the city will be surrendered on
state function by the mayor surrounded
by hll lliermanIc body and the citizens
! will be thus delivered up 70 the sway
Of King Rex wac Is noted for the urban
liy of his manners the freedom OF his
rule and The dignity o. his department.
DincIng masters are not In It with him
Tor department.
The arrival Of the King Is attended
by grand civic parade in which the
officials the military. the fire Lrlgads
and the societies VIII all Join IN followed
by the barbdnc spend0rs Il his Aslaiic
re;lnua and a ciyalcade of hors,men
lnierspers-d with hordes OF Egypt ms.
Turks. Msxlcans. Algarans, Tyroleans
and others sIgnifying the wide world
reign 0t King Carnival.