The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-29
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Ii Senator Burton acts upon
the request of those Kansas G.
A. r. men and protests to the
President against the promotion
Of Pension Commissioner Evans,
he will establish a new record
for meddling impudence.
Teddy and Speaker Henderson
are said to have formed a trust to
hold up in the House such legis-
lation as they do not approve
until after the Congressional
election.
The Panama lobby doubtless
stands ready to contribute sever
al millions to Hanna campaign
fund if Hanna can succeed in his
efforts to head off the Nicaragua
canal bill in the Senate.
So the convicted Cuban postal
thieves are expecting help from
Washington. This is not sur
prising, but it would be very
surprising if they got it.
w. w. Astor's London paper
says America has no use for
gentlemen. If it had added "of
the W. w. Astor stripe, :" it would
have stated fact.
The hotter the tariff war now
being waged by republican news
papers gets the more democrats
will be elected to the next House.
Congressman Griggs, of Ca,
chairman of the democratic cam
paign committee, is the sort of
hustler who wins victories by
working for them.
Now that King Eddy has de-
cided to pay for a coronation din
ner to the poor of London, his
personal creditors are hoping to
get some cash from the same
source.
The famous battlefield at Bus
AGO. Portugal, where the Duke
of Wellington routed the French
army in 1910, has been turned
into golf links. Portugal woulC
seem to be in need of a society
for the preservation of historic
places.
The Secretary of the Navy ha!
made a bid for the prohibition
vote by coming out in favor o
the christening of warships will
water instead of wine.
1t is now pretty well known
that Cuban independence vii
have a stout string attached t.
it, and that the end of the strin:
will be held in Washington.
Rumors of peace between tn
British and the Beers are abroa'
in the land, and here's hoping
that peace will soon be restore
in that country, for if there wa
ever an unjust war this is tn
one. Although our Philippin
war is but a trife better.
The death of Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmadge which occurred g
Washington recently, remove
from this earth a man who's
beautiful words, forceful chara'
ter and boundless Christian e1
ample and paecept has endeare
him to more persons than an
other similar character on eartl
, 1t can be truthfully said that b
. was man, take him for all
all, we shall not look upon hi
like again.
1t may be we'll for us to kee
our committees for the receptio
5 and entertainment of royal
standing aud in practice. TT
< Prince of Wales is likely to pa
Y us visit ere long.
Another Life of Napoleon"
announced. Still, it isn't like
that the world knows all abo
the Little Corporal even yet.
: Married:-At Mackay, Idah
: on April 9th, 1902, Judge Bak
= u officiating, Miss Ella B. Viii
= and Mr.. ]. E. Seager.
). A fellow named Moon, livil
/ out in Michigan, got marie
}. That was a change of moo
Ie After while his wife present
e him with a daughter. That W
,e a new moon. He went out al
le got drunk for Joy. That was
full moon. When he sobered
he had only % cents left. Th
was the last quarter. When
got home his mother-in-law u
- him with a rolling pin and tn
~ there was a total eclipse and
= saw stars. Sex.
s. Last week while it was 100