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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-03

w. H. LEATON, Prop.
his way through. But, like the
boy bearing aloft the Excelsior
flag, he at last, at O'Clock In
the morning, sat down upon the
apex of the divide-the "Pip-
nacle of the New Parnassus.
and breathed a great big breathe
OF relief. He had then ample
opportunity to mediate. 1t was
a plain case of 1.-The blind leading
the blind"-a lost poet searching
the wilds for Lost Packer"
And he pondered
And he wondered,
Can 1t thusly be
That the Lost Packers lost
Or is It only me ~
But it was yet dark, the ther-
mometer way down into the 20's
and a gale sweeping the pinnacle
upon which he sat, not unlike
the picture of him on the title
page of 1.-The Pinnacle of Par
nassus. 1t was then be thought
of bis own lines-"If There Isn't
a He'll, There Ought to Be-" and
it is presumed he wanted it right
there on that shivering divide.
At intervals, to while away the
dragging time he sawed over
that familiar old saw
AS rule mans d-n fool
When It's cold he wants It hot
And when it's hot he wants 1t cold
Sitting there on the wind
scathed rocks, half freezing, half
awake, half dead from exhaus-
ton, the wild animals came forth
one by one, either to sympathize
with him or to wait and watch
till he fell off the pinnacle dead.
A lank coyote crept out from a
clump of pines and raised its
voice in hungry, doleful cry,
which seemed like apresentment
of prophecy to the benighted
and weary poet. and again
brought vividly to his half wan
dering mind his own lines, as
though jealous poet spirit had
come to haunt him in this his
hour of darkest desolation
I'm the moonless midnight, cold and still,
The coyotes lonesome cry hear,
And my heart is chilled with a creeping chill.
And my soul is flied with nameess fear
9 fI,a 7 .,f<zr
When hear the coyotes doleful cry,
That poet soul which has taken flight
Is mourning forth its agony
Other strange looking wild
animals came forth from the
woods and rocks as though they
were intent on putting a picket
line about him, but few we'll
directed quotations from 1.-THE
Pinnacle of Parnassus'' sent
them whining back to their lairs.
In his mind he could see the
poets who had gone before,
beckoning him to come down out
of the cold; to come down where
it was hot; TO come down and
roast with the poets, las they are
seen in the sketch on the cover
of his book, but he didn't come,
but he was almost ready to go
when daylight appeared.
When the morning dawned and
the lost poet got his bearings, he
proceeded readily down the Loon
creek side until he reached Boden
and Albert's place, after hav ing
been eighteen hours in perilous
struggle. He was cared for and
put to bed for a day, after which
he proceeded to the Lost Packer
headquarters to more fully re-
cuperate before attempting to re-
turn to Custer.
But the Loon creek boys have
christened the summit of the
divide the New Parnassus,"
and thus it will pass into history.
Very Respectfully.
HNEAS GRAPH,
Historian to the Yankee Fork
Observatory,
(Alids Kdt Klds0son).
Mouth of Jordan Creek, (Short-
est and Best Route to Loon
Greek, Middle Fork and Thun-
der).
JANUARY 25th, 1903.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-03

The following accounts were
allowed on the Current Expense
Fund for election expenses. for
judges, clerks and constables of
election
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-03
ROAD FUND.
The following accounts were
allowed on the Road Fund

e L Conrsd-work on road d............s 70 es
Clayton Mer Co-mdse. .......,..... 72 "a
John Rose-worlx ON road ad.................. SO 90
Staples & Morgan--lumber. ber........s.... I35
II M Cratsenberg-wages as Overseer. =. 147 90
James Jose-wages as Overseer.. ......... $50 90
VIM Mullin-work on road .........,.... lS7 so
w Jones-work on road is 90
@ p PLavalle-lumber. er................,..... q 38
III d Baker-repairing bridge. e............. 500
+ Ntckerson-- nails. ils....................-... rs
r N Hull g. Co-mdse se...................... s 25
Cross Coleman-mdse se...,............ 745
Fl NJ Cratsenberg-wages rs Overseer.. IS 90
M Hewltson--blacksmith work .......... 175
@ T Potter-shovels. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 so
Lynn Wilkinson work on road .......... 81 so
No further business appearing
Board adjourned sine die.
FRANK UEHREN,
Chairman.
GEO. E. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-03
HOTEL +!

The Willow Creek House at
Dickey will be run on frst-class
methods. Board and lodging at
reasonable rates and one price to
all. People travelling from Chal-
lis to Mackay or from Mackay to
Challis will find it a convenient
stopping place.
EDWARD w. BASCOM, Prop.
Dickey p. O., Idaho.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
COST NAVY $4,000.
Powder Thrown Away Now Said to
Have Been All Right.

Washington, D. c., May 7.-Forty
thousand dollars worth of ammunition
believed to be defective, but now proved
to have been safe, was thrown over
board in March from the cruiser Olym-
Tia off the coast of Honduras Acting
Secretary Darling is now considering
what action, if any, he shall take to
bring the officers responsible for the
act to account.
Capt. Lyon, commanding the Olym-
pia, reported that survey Of the pow
der, made by regularly appointed
board, showed that it was in bad con-
dition, and it would be unsafe to re-
tain it aboard. 1t was inadvisable to
put the ammunition ashore because of
Il revolution and Il prospect that the
rebels would seize and use it to gain
control of the government.
When the Olympia reached Pensa-
cola, two experts from Washington
made an examination of the powder
obtaining Il few grains of the alleged
defective lot. and they reported that
the powder was not detective, and that
it could have been retained safely on
board.
In one way this report caused con-
siderable relief in naval circles in
Warrington; in another it aroused
come Indignation. it has been the claim
OF the navy department that the smoke
less powder in use has been subjected
to the most rigid tests, and that it has
not dctcrioratcd to an extent to cause
it to become dangerous. the cXplO-
SionS which have occurred on various
ebi.,S have bppO traced 70 OF her causes
than the powder.
SO far as Capt. Lyon is concerned, it
i; said that he did the proper thing in
throwing the ammunition into the sea
in view of the report made to him by
the officers appointed to inspect it.
There officers were subordinate officers
of the ship, and include the gunner.
Acting Secretary Darling says there
is no danger that the powder on other
ships of the navy has deteriorated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
WILL BE CATHOLIC.
Archbishop QuigIey Makes Prediction
for United States.

Chicago, May 7.-Archbishop Qugley
was the guest at a reception given by the
Children of Mary Sodality at the holy
Name parish school. He made an address
in which he said:
Since | have seen the Western paro-
chial schools | have come to the conclu-
sion that in so years, If things go on az
Catholic church will actually own the
West
II have had the opportunity to see a
few of the churches and schools In the
dioceses, and | have gained some idea
of what a magnificent big Catholic city
Chico go is. Since | came here | have Wis
tied Joliet, and in that city | visited o."
of the parochial schools. 1t was ne iii st
time | had seen a parochial sch,oi IN the
West
within 90 years this country is going
to rule the world. Kings and ruperors
will soon pass away and the democracy
of the United States will take their place.
The West will dominate the country and
what have seen of the Western parochial
schools has proved that the generation
which follows us will be exclusively Cath
Ole. When the United States rules the
world the Catholic church will rule the
world
THE people of the East do not know OF
the Importance of Chicago in the West
The Catholics know that Chicago Is ons
of the great Catholic centers of the world
In 50 years Chicago will be exclusively
Catholic The same may be said of
Greater New York and the chain of big
cities stretching across the continent to
San Francisco.
1T has never forced itself on Ine--this
conyiction-as it has since ! have been
in, Chicago, l am simply overcome by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
BARREL MYSTERY.


Morcllo was there on that Monday af-
, ter Easter lie said Laduco was there
al! day. The witness looked at Petto
for few moments and said he never
saw him before. Tesla was called and
denied nearly all Zacconi had said
arout the Monday following Easter.
Vito l.aduCo testified he did not know
the murdered man and had known the
accused only since his arrest in connec-
ton with this case
The witness said that he had lived in
Pitislulg and had been arrested there
for cDuntcrieiting.
, (Ic remembered Easter Sunday and
that he was working at 16 stanton
street the next day He said that John
Iactoli left the butcher shop about s
O'Clock and That some men came and
fixed the glass, but he did not remem-
her about the curtains Witness said
he left the store at 8 o'clock and went
hGnc and to buy groceries. Next
morning he said the condition of the
I shup Was as usual. He did not try to
find out whether Il barrel was missing
and could not remember whether there
was blood on the floor
DCPricmo, brothcr-in-IGw of Benne-
dctto, WAS put on the stand. He said
he knew Pctto as Luciano Farino and
had Il talk with him at Sing Sing.
Jchn }. Henry of the United States
secret service said he knew the differ
cnt witnesses arrested and he traced
the movements of the men on Monday,
April -. until carly in the evening. The
Witness said he saw the murdered man
last at +. NJ, in the cafe at 226 Eliza
beth street. At II o'clock he had not
come cut and he did not sec him come
out alive. Witness next saw him at
The mOrSue.
Several letters We're read by Assist
ant District Attorney Caravan to show
the connection between the different
members Of the Malta. The names of
all the witnesses and of the murdered
man were mentioned in the letters.
Court adjourned until tomorrow.
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Presidents Gift to Pope Leo.

Rome May 1.-The Rev FIR. Baudenclli.
former provincial of the American Pas.
sionist Fathers. and the Rev. Pr. Francis
j. Antwerp of Detroit. Mich, were receiv.
cd in private audience by the Pope. Thurs
day, and presented to the Pontih Pres.
RDosevelt's gift of 10 handsome volumes
of Presidential messages. FIR. Van Ant
werp also presented n golden scroll con
tanning the signatures of 1900 Americans
and Canadians
Rev FIR VIM DE Bever and ne Rev.
Fr. Allizy OF Detroit, were ais" r"ceived
by the Pope.
The audience for the presenta,i,h OF the
Presidents gift took place IN tly Pope q
private apartment The Pontiff sat In an
arm chair and examined the volumes and
President Rooseyet's autograph. The
dedication * as follows Offered with
the most cordial compliments by Theo.
dore Roosevelt President OF the United
states through his eminence. Cardinal
Gibbons, to His Holiness. Leo XIII, on
the occasion of his pontifical jubilee.
washington, March 10. 1906.
The Pope expressed himself as being
much pleased with the gift and spoke In
the highest terms of President Roosevelt.
He said:
Il will send him an autograph letter to
show my gratitude"
The Pontiff asked Father Van Antwerp
to postpone his departure from Rome I'M
til Saturday so as to carry the letter in
tended for President Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
HELD IN $4,000.
Strike Breaker Snyder Accused Of AS
saultng Women in Lynn.

Lynn, Mas, May 7.-Charcs T.. Suy-
der, a boot and shoe workers CUiou
member, employed in Lynn IS st1ik"
breaker, was held III $1,000 for hearing,
on Friday. in the police court, today.
upanou charge of assault with Il rcNnl-
vnr upon Martha Phillips of Salem, ana
Catherine Gibson.
Snyder went to his rooms in the Wal
lace house, Liberty street, "Wednesday
evening, under the influence Of liquor.
lie called Martha Phillips, domestic
in the boarding. house, with whom he
was in love, tn his room. and began up
braiding her through Jealousy. The
sound of their Wrangling attracted
Catherine Gibson, who lives i'll the
house. She interferrcd to prevent vio-
lcnce to the Phillips girl. Snyder. the
Girls claim, drew q revolver. They ran
from the room and as they passed
through the door Snyder fired three
times, one bullet passing through Miss
tiihsons hair taking off large tuft.
Another bullet was found embedded III
the wall Of the hallway. The sound OF
the shooting aroused everybody in the
house. Snyder made no attempt 10 es-
cape ana was arrested. He pleaded not
guilty when arraigned in court, tod y.
A charge of drunkenness i also pre-
ferred against him.
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EXPECTED TO RETURN.
missing Harvard Students Relatives
NThink His Mind Affected.

New. York, May 7.-All the stories
that have thus far been printed about
William Scollay WhitweIl the Harvard
athlete and student, who disappeared
from Cambridge, Feb. %, have asserted
that the young man had mentioned his
intention of committing suicide to the
clerk of the Fall River boat on which
he took passage to New York, and have
stated, further, that the young man
was without money.
Mrs. William S. Whitwell, his moth
cr tonight, denied that this was the
case.
William" she said, was sent $3.50
by my husband just a week before he
left to come to New York. Far from
being tired of life, he was eager to re-
turn to his studies, and planned to take
up & course in the Harvard Law School
this fall.
I'VE do not feel at all worried over
his disappearance, because / know
from my experience as a doctors wife
that the effect of the overstudy he has
been doing might well set him to wan
dering about in a half trance from
which, | feel sure he will soon awake"
William said Cutler B. Whitwell,
his brother, was at school with me in
Southboro, Mass. He was a hard
worker and won the founders medal
for excellence in scholarship. He went
to Harvard and stayed there two years,
standing high all the time He took
his Junior year abroad at Munich, and
returned to Harvard. He was devoted
to athletics, and was ON the Harvard
Varsity football team, last fall, play
ing in Harnard's place in part of the
Yale game
He was not in the least melancholy
or morose, but was fond of good fellow
ship. He Joined Delta Phi, Greek let
ter fraternity, in his sophomore year,
and later was taken into Delta Kappa
Epsilon. lie was a member of the In
stitutc of 1871 as well, and took a keen
interest in all undergraduate affairs.
HE intended to study law next fall
and I'm quite sure he will soon be back
Nothing but the hard work he has been
doing has caused his temporary aber-
ratiGn."
DR. Whitwell died, May 6, this year
from heart disease, and the rest of the
family have been so upset over the
fathers death that they do not seem to
regard the disappearance of the son Us
fathers will, Williams share of the es-
tate is held in trust for him by his
mother.
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BRACKET ARRESTED.
Figured in a Divorce Case at Portland,
Last Week.

Boston, May "A sequel to the petition
for annulment of q divorce on the ground
of Insufficient notice, which was heard be
court at Portland, last Saturday. has come
with the arrest of Luther Bracket, Il
stock broker. who resides with his wife
on Huntington avenue. this city. BracK-
EFT was taken from his home about an
hour after midnight on a complaint al
leging improper conduct, forced to dress
hurriedly and taken to station 10. lie was
released few minutes later on bail of
$50
Bracket says the whole matter is one
Of malicious prosecution on the part Of
his first wife. from whom he claims he
was legally divorced in Maine in 1900.
lie says they were divorced in Portland
under the laws OF Maine. where he then
and the grounds "desertion' Two years
later in Rhode Island he was married to
1t seems that last Saturday a, petition
for annulment on the ground of INSULT
Gent notice was filed lby the first wife
and the petition heard before h; Jndg
was away at the time, on his wedding
trip. and that 1t was represented to the
court that Bracket was in the city and
cognizant of the hearing. and that his
lack of representation at the hearing
could not be an accident He admits that
he was in Portland at the time but claims
that he had no knowledge of the hearing
until after the annulment had been grant
ed Subsequently his Maine attorneys
filed petition for a review.
The charge of improper conduct upon
" hich Bracket was arrested was formally
preferred against him in the police court
when he stood, neatly dressed. good look
ing Of refined demeanor and middle age.
in the midst of a motley horde of prison
ers in the dock, He entered a plea of not
guilty and immediately another complaint
was read charging Bracket with neglect
to support his wife and feur children.
Again he pleaded not guilty. and upon re-
quest of his attorney continuance to
May Is was granted that evidence might
be brought from outside the state. The
original bail Of $500 was allowed to stand
ognizance was accepted on the second
1t is understood that the ire NJ pro
cedure by the prosecution win include an
allegation of fraudulent divorce III Ijaku.
ta but whether this refers to hsrackett
and his first wife, or to Brackets second
wife, who had been married before, could
not be aScertained
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TRANSVAAL LOAN.
Big Rush of People at Bank Of Eng
land, Yesterday.

London. MAY THE issue of the pros
pectus of the Transvaal loan was awaited
with the greatest interest in financial cir
cles here and there was scene of consid-
cradle excitement at the Bank of England.
today, where thousands of people congre-
gated hours before 1t was finally given
out that the prospectus announced the is
sue of G150 0CO. 900 of the e1T5,GD0,O00 author
lied and that the price would be at par
with interest at 5 per cent.
The loan is redeemable in 1858. a sink
ing fund of / per cent. will be applied to
the purchase of stock when below par.
The government of the rransvaal' re-
serves the right to pay off stock Mt any
time after May /. 1879. subject to SIS
months notice. The instalments on stock
are payable as follows: Three per cent
on application. ! per cent. May -, and
the balance to be distributed from June
to December. The instruments may be
paid in full May - under a discount of :
per cent The list closes on or before
May l..
The rush for proSpeCtuSeS was unprece
dcntcd. At the hour of issue thousands
of people stood in the pouring rain, four
deep. in the streets leading to the Banh
of England Ine scene in the Hobbies OF
the bank during the first issuing Of the
prospectuses resembled a football scrim-
mage in which the weakest went to the
wall. 1t was understood, late this after
noon, that the Transvaal loan had al
ready been subscribed for 20 times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
TRAIN WRECKED.
Several Men Injured on Central
Vermont Railroad.
One Death Resulted, and Much Prop
ehy was Damaged,
Two Freight Trains Came Together
Near Burlington, Yesterday.

Burlington, VT, May THE crash
ing together of two heavily laden
freight trains on the Central Vermont
r. r., at Milton, Is miles north OF Bur
iinSton, today, resulted in the death
of one man, the injury of thee others
and a heavy damage to rolling stock
and freight
The dead:
Fireman a. il. Ranney of St. Adams.
The inju, ed
Fireman Henry Willets, injuries Sc
we're.
Engineer Jack Ryan, also badly hurt.
BraF .cman Robert Farr, bruises and
cuts caused by jumping.
. The trains in collision were the fast
regular freight running from Montreal
to Boston and known as the Beef
train, and Il north bound extra freight.
The latter had taken the siding in the
yard at Milton, but was pulling out
in the expectation that the fast train
would be crossed further up the line.
Ii is believed that there was some con-
fusion in the delivery of orders to the
men on the south bound train, and that
it should have stopped before reaching
the Milton yard. Instead, however, it
continued south at Il high rate of speed
reaching Milton at $50 o'clock. Part
OF the north bound extra had hauled
onto the main line just as the Montreal
train appeared. With a terrific crash
the locomotives met, the shock fillin.;
the cir with Il mass of steel, followed
by nine loaded cars, which lied up on
top of the locomotives. The Montreal
engine was reduced to scrao iron, its
fireman. A. l.. Ranncy, being buried in
the Wrcckage.
The other locomotive WIS not 50
badly damaged. Some of the trainmcn
had time to jump, but several of thcrl
hrSiics the unfortunate fireman Wcra
caught. 1t is thought however, that
all of the injured will recover.
The mass of wrecked cars and frCigHt
caught fire from the locomotives ana
some eight or nine cars We're consumed.
Tho contents were also destroyed. Soy
oral other cars were damaged and tn
road was torn up for some distance.
Traffic was delayed several hours.
but trains We're able to pass The Wrel'.
by noon. An investigation is being
held to determine Just VITO Is cspOil
sibc for the accident.
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THREE SURVIVORS.
Scamcn from The Inflated Gloriana
Arrive in Halifax.

Halifax. n. S., May John Fischer,
Frank Nickcrson and Eugene Leblanc,
the three survivors Of the wrecked
American fishing schooner GlOriana ar
rived in Halifax, tonight. Bischer says
that the other members of the crew
who were lost had the same chance 10
escape as the survivors. but they did
not grasp the opportunity. They took
thor time and put the oil clothes on
but made no attempt to jump on the
rocks before the vessel fell off into the
sea.
One man, Thomas Frazer, whose leg
was previously injured. could not reach
the deck and he was drowned in his
bunk When daylight broke there was
nothing left of the vessel but her bat
tered hull and tho shore was streWn
with WrcCkage. The three men are be-
inS cared for by the American consul
and they will be sent to Gloucester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-08
WEST CHESTER RACES.
Gunfire Handsomely Wins the Metro
poIitan Handicap in 1888

New York, May THE real racing sea
son opened. today. with the spring meet
ing of the West Chester Jockey Club at
Morris park. for the racing at Acqucduct
and Jamaica are considered by racegoers
merely preliminary to the West Chester
meeting The day broke fine, the track
was fast and a big crowd hocked to the
course. The stella attraction was the
Metropolitan handicap. worth this year
an even SIS. 900. 81. 900 of which goes to the
winner The w. C.. Whitney entries Gun
fire with Burns up. and Leonora Lorins
vorites. carrying the bulk of the public
money L. " Bells entries. Colonel Bill
and Francisco, G. u. Morris old England
and Slave, the former ridden by Hicks.
were looked upon as dangerous rivals of
the favorites, and Yellow Tail. in view
of his performances at jamaica, also re-
ccived some backing.
The Metropolitan was won by Guniire,
length; second, Old England. length,
third, Luxcasta. length. Time 13SE. This
time breaks the track record for the d.s-
lance by one second