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Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
BARGE FOUNDERS WITH FIVE.
Captain and Ore of the Crew Are
Saved by Tul.

New Bedford, Mass, Aug. THE
barge FlorTie, in tow of the tug Bos-
well, while on her way from Norfolk
to Provid ace, foundered between
Barnegat md Fire Island, during a
heavy northeast storm. Captain Cobb
and one of the deckhands were saved,
but Mrs. Cobb, the captains wife. a
ren-year-olL son, boy named Jones.
who was I aking the trip with the cap
tain, the engineer and cook of the
barge went down with the vessel and
were lost. When the barge began to
sink Captain Cobb had just time to
seize the Two boys. one under each
arm, who stood beside him in the pilot
house. Mrs. Cobb, the engineer aid
the cook were all below, and were GER
ried down with the barge. The waves
tore Captain Cobb hold from the two
boys. who were swept away. Capt.in
Cobb and the deckhand clung to a
hatch and were rescued, nearly ex-
hausted, in about half an hour by the
tug.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
OF the act CT

80. 1882. is announced. Lieutenant
General Miles will proceed to his
home. The travel enjoined is neces-
sary for the public service. BY order
of the secretary of war"
Several other orders, resulting from
the retirement of General Miles. have
been issued. one assigning Lieuten-
ant General Young to the command of
the army until Aug. 15, when he will
assume the duties of chief. of staff;
another assigning Major General Cor
bin as president of the soldiers home
board; another assigning Brigadier
General Gillespie as president of the
board of ordnance and fortifications.
and still another assigning General
Young as member OF the Sherman
statue committee.
In relinquishing the command of the
army General Miles issued an address.
in which he expresses his appreciation
of the fidelity manifested by the off,
GERS and soldiers during the past
eventful years.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
LOWE SPECIAL BEATS RECORD.
Clips Five Hours OF Previous Best
Time from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. Sat 1;06
p. m. the special train bearing Henry
p. Lowe. cfief engineer of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, drew in
at LaGrande station, having completed
a run from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
q distance of more than 1920 miles.
in the fastest time on record
Mr.. Lowe left New York T,.esday,
at 2:45 p. m. and arrived ir lnis city
seventy hours and twenty-cae minutes
later. or an hour and thi.,y-nine min
utes less than three days. The run
from Chicago was made over the lines
OF the Santa Fe railway. a distance Of
2.256 miles. The time from Chicago
to Les Angeles was ffty-three hours.
Tho previous record for a transcon-
tinental run was made by c. R Pea
cock. a director of the United States
Steel corporation. who made the run
from Los Angeles to Chicago over the
Santa Fe in fifty-seven hours and fifty
six minutes. This record was excelled
by 1--WE hours and FIVE minutes.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
ROOSEVELT ON MOB LAW.
President Lauds Governor Durbin's
Stand Against lynchino.

Oyster Bay. n. Y. Aug. 10.-In let.
ter. the publication of which was au-
thorized President Roosevelt COM
mends Governor Durbin of Indiana for
the attitude he assumed recently re-
specting lynching. The president
alse embraces the opportunity to ex-
press his own views in reference to
lynching and mob violence. generally.
pointing out that mob violence is
merely one form of anarchy and that
anarchy is the forerunner of tyranny
The president vigorously urges that
penalty for crimes that induce re-
sort 10 lynching shall be applied swift
ly and surely. but by due process of
the courts. so that 1t may be demon
strated that the law is adequate to
deal with crime by freeing 1t from
every vestige OF technicality and de-
lay"
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
Another Victim of Italian Fcud.

New Orleans, Aug. 10.-Tony Luci-
ano. at the head of the Italian faction
whose feud with t. Gallamia faction
has cost half dozen lives. was him
self murdered. The old fellow. who
lost brother. cousin, wife and child
since the murder started over business
rivalry. was taken. off his guard. He
became friendly with an Italian named
Sam Asparo. who won his confidence.
and they went to photograph gallery
tc get some pictures. On the deserted
stairway Asparo emptled his pistol in
to Luciano and ran through the house
into side street, where he was cap
turcd.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
TWENTY THREE DIE.
CIRCUS TRAINS COLLIDE AT Du-
RAND, MICH.

Driver Declares Air Rr=<cs Tcaid
Not Work, While crard Trunk
Superintendent Gays lie Nc1cr Ap
piled Them.
Durand, Mich, Aug 8.--Tho death
list, as a result of the collision in the
Grand Trunk yards between the two
sections of Wallace Bros. circus train,
stands at twenty-three, seven OF
whom are In the morgue unidentified.
Coroner Farrer impanelled a jury,
which viewed the remains. and ad-
journed until Aug. IA, when the in
quest will be held.
The dead James Toffelmire. ORR
ent, Ia; Edward York, Terre Haute;
James Mccarthy. trainmaster OF the
Grand Trunk road; A. w. Large, spe-
cial officer of the Grand Trunk; John
Purcell, Peru, Ind, boss canvasman:
Lafe Larson. Cambridge, O.. driver;
Harry st. Clair. ticket seller; John
Leary, Springfield, H., boss of ring
stock; Andrew Rowland. canvasman;
Frank Thorp, Dundee. Mich, train
master of circus train; Robert Rice,
harnessmaker; George Smith. black
smith; Charles Sands, Peru, Ind,
driver; Joe Wilson, Pittsburg; w. J..
Mccoy, Columbus, O., canvasman;
seven unidentified men.
Seriously injured: James S. Foley
special officer of Grand Trunk. De-
troit; Joseph F. Benton, New Milford,
Conn: w. II. Roe. Armstrong. H.;
Frank Tilley. Rising Sun. Ind; Bole
Abrams, Sandusky, o.; Burt McGrath.
Connellsville, o.; John w. Rooms,
Bairdstown. O.; George BARLEY. Los
Angeles; w. L. Cone. Dubuque. Ia;
John Collins, Des Moincs; J. Il. Stew
art, Denver.
The circus travels in two trains of
about thirty-fve cars each. 1t was
3:45 when the first section pulled into
| the west end of the Grand Trunk
yards here. 4 red light was hung on
the rear car to stop the second sec
ton. Engineer Probst who was running
the engine of the rear train. says he
saw this light and applied the air
brakes. To his horror they refused to
work. He reversed his engine but
| the momentum OF the train behind him
was too great and with crash that
aroused the town the two trains met.
Three cars of the stationary first
section were telescoped and the en-
gine and five cars of the moving train
were demolished. The rear car of the
first section was caboose, in which
the trainmen were sleeping and the
next two cars were filed with sleep
ing circus employees.
The greatest loss of life was in the
caboose. One of the wrecked cars
of the second section was occupied
by five elephants and several camels
One of the elephants and two of the
camels were killed outright. while the
other elephants and their trainers es
capped. With the exception Of this
car none of the menagerie was
wrecked, the other wrecked cars con
tanning wagons.
In discussing the question of respon
sibility for the horror. railroad officials
unhesitatingly lay it to Engineer
Probst of the second section of the
train. whose home is in Battle Creek
Probst says that the air brake on his
train refused to work. but the officials
declare that he could have stopped
the train in time to have avoided Sc
|
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
Color Line on Receiving Shin.

New York. Aug. THE color line
has been drawn on board the United
States receiving ship Columbia at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The chief petty
officers have refused to mess with a
negro. Isaac Miller, who has Just been
sworn in as chief carpenters mate.
They have asserted their unwillingness
to associate with him in any way or to
receive or carry out any orders that
may come to them through him In the
line ot duty.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
Meteor FalIs at chIskasha.

Chickasha, !. T., Aug. 1o.-During a
heavy thunder storm last night a
meteor fell in the north part of the
city with blaze of light and a shower
of sparks which 1T up the country for
miles around. The aerolite struck the
earth in the back yard of Mrs. Sarah
S!bley. Mrs. Sibley was severely
wounded A terrific explosion oc-
CURED as the meteor struck the earth
and fragments few in all directions
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
NINE DEAD; HUNDREDS HuRr.
Bieachers at National League Park at
Philadelphia Collapse. o

Philadelphia Collapse. .
Philadelphia. Aug. 10.-Five addi-
tional deaths have occurred as the
result of the collapse OF the leftfeld
-bieachers" at the Philadelphia Ma
tional league baseball park. making a
Total of eight fatalities. The disaster
was followed by a frightful panic.
Two hundred victims were treated at
the various hospitals and it is be-
lieved that fully 100 more received at
tention at various drug stores in the
vicinity of the baseball grounds. or
the injured still In the hospitals five
The list of dead follows: Alfred
Reagers. William ]. Graham. Mat
thew p Read, George Cunningham.
Joseph Edgar Nicholas Moses. Ed
ward Williamson, Louis NcGrath. un-
known man.
The accident was directly due to n
quarrel between two drunken men In
the stand. People were attracted by
the disturbance and rushed to see
moments warning 200 feet of the sup
porting wall fell to the sidewalk. car
rying all who were on it.
There were probably 1900 persons
on the bleachers and the roar made by
the falling timbers created a panic
People rushed down the stairs and in
to the playing space. Not knowing
what had occurred. the BAH players
and others tried to stop the mad rush.
but they were swept aside and several
persons We're badly hurt in the crush.
The physicians and nurses at the
several hospitals worked increasingly
throughout the night. securing no rest
Coroner Dugan today began an invest
tigation into the causes of the acci-
dent.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
Shoots Wife and Himself.

Buffalo Aug. 11.-Kent Stow. son
OF F. d. Stow. general central agent
OF the Merchants Dispatch and Trans
portation company in this city. shot his
wife, killing her instantly. and then
shot himself with probably fatal re-.
suit. Stow had been suffering from
malarial fever. Mr.. Stow. Sr. believes
that his son IVES suffering from tenn
porary insanity. the result OF the fever.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
CHARTER FOR 1000 MILE ROAD,
Company Formed in Oklahoma to Con-
rect Winnipeg With New Orleans.

Guthrie. Okla, Aug. THE Kansas
Central. Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
company. with q capital stock of
s20.000.000, was granted charter
here. The purpose of the company is
to construct a line of railroad from
Enid, Okla, to Galveston, Tex. to
New Orleans and to Winnipeg. Man.,
an estimated length Of 1000 miles.
The estimated cost is $4,000. 1000.
The stockholders are: A. KoontZ.
Hutchinson, Kan: A. H. McMahan.
Sand Creek. Okla; d. d. Thomas and
T. S. Spauljing, Kansas City. and J..
II. Ledgerwood. Fond Creek, Okla.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
TraffIc Resumed at kIen.

Kieff, Russia. Aug. .10.--Tramway
trafiic has been resumed. but the
streets are still patrolled by Cossacks
and infantry and stringent measures
have been taken to prevent the work.
men from assembling.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
SOUTH DAKOTA FILLING UP.
Central Portion of state 10 Objective
of Lar-e Number of Settlers.

Of Large Number Of Settlers.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. Aug. S.-The GEN.
trail portion of South Dakota is this
summer receiving the bulk OF the i'm
migration. as government land has
been completely exhausted in the east
ern half of tho state. During the last
thirty days an aggregate OF 364 per-
sons made homestead entries on land
in the district between the Missouri
river and the Black Hills. reducing the
unappropristed government land west
OF the river by total of 10000 acres.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
Fires Two shots at combes.

Mnrseilles. France. Aug. l0.-Two
revolver shots were fred Mt Premier
Combcs here By an Italian anarchist
named Piccolo. who was arrested. Tho
premier was not touched.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-13
NILES REriRzs FROM COMMAND.
Lieu..nant General Young Takes
Charge Of tho Army.

Washington, Aug. S.-The officers Of
the army on duty in Washington called
upon Lieutenant General Miles this
morning to pay their respects before
his retirement, which occurs at noon.
The following order was issued by
Adjutant General Corbin: "The re-
tirement fr-m active service by the
president. Aug. s, 1898. OF Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles. U. s. A. by
operation Of law. under the provisions
of the act CT congress approved June
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14

When we follow the course Of a
cable dispatch and see how many
hands it passes through before reach
ing the person it is intended for, the
wonder is that all cipher messages do
not contain mistakes. The operator
licked it of to the cable station at
Hongkong, writes the Northwestern
Christian Advocate. From there It
was sent to Singapore; it entered
India, was caught up at Madras and
hurried on to Bombay; with lightning
wings it few to Alden in Arabia.
where it was put on the cable to
Suez, Africa. Then began the race to-
ward Europe by the way of Malta.
Gibraltar and Lisbon, ending on the
eastern hemisphere at London. From
the English capital it made another
deep-sea journey to New York. and
from there was telegraphed overland
to Washington. having been trans
eribed no fewer than fifteen timeA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
Dolls Tor ths Dolls, Hou.e.

Here is an easy and cheap way for
little girls to make doIlies for the
dolls house.
First, ask mother for any magazine
or paper that has figures Of ladies
and children in it.
After choosing those you like, get
your paint box and set to work to
paint them. Do not use much water.
Then get a pair of blunt scissors
and cut them out very carefully (but
be sure to wait until the paint is
dry).
The next thing is to have a piece
OF pasteboard or thin cardboard,
which you can buy at any stationer's
for one penny the sheet and paste
the cut out figures on it. 1t is best
to cover the whole sheet with them,
Just leaving room enough for the
scissors to cut round. Let these get
perfectly dry, and then cut each fig
ure out very carefully. Take a piece
Of stiff paper, or another piece of
pasteboard, and cut it about half an
inch wide and an inch long. Measure
a quarter of it. crease it, and then
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
Who STATED EIrstf

1t ia very doubtful which race frss
skated, for traces have been found
among prehistoric remains all over
Northern Europe indicating that the
art was practiced by primitive poo
pies. The Eskimos of the fartheas
north are also found to be in posses
sion Of runners carved from whale
bone.
Skating is mentioned by a Danish
historian about 1874, and Fitzstepheu.
in his History of London" says that
in the twelfth century young men fas-
tened the leg bones Of animals under
their feet by means of thongs In order
to slide along the ice. This statement
is confirmed by the pair of bone
skates Of the period, now in the Brit
ish Museum. 1t is likely, however,
that these early Londoners got the
idea from Holland, probably via Lin.
colnshire, where skates have been
used on the frozen fens from very re.
notes times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
A Perfect Gentleman.

At a euchre party in Bala the other
afternoon young woman told funny
story that she had a part in in Color
ado recently. Il was calling" she
said, ION lady in Denver, and in the
parlor with us were the two sons of
the house, Willie and George, aged re-
spectively and 5 years. Willie was
very quiet and good, but George be
haved awfully. He broke an orna-
ment; he fretted and cried; he kicked
his mother; he cut his finger with a
fruit knife. Finally my hostess said
to him: George, why can't you be-
have yourself? Just look at your
brother Willie. See what a perfect
little gentleman he is. His good con-
duct ought to make you ashamed. He
Ia perfect gentleman. you-a little
beast The good Willie, sitting up
right in his chair, smiled acquiescence
to all this praise. George is making
a d-n fool of himself, isn't hep he
remarked complacently."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14

with big mourning veil over her
face.
"oh, miss" she whined in a feeble
voice, "can you tell me where l will
find Silas Perry's house? I'm his
mother, and l wrote him to meet me
at the Junction. But he couldn't-a-
got the letter-he was always a good
son, Silas was. Is it a long walk to
his house?"
Walk! You can't walk it. You
must be real DID," said Alice hospit-
ably. Get in with me- l go right
by Silas Perry's house."
With a muttered Thank you," the
woman climbed awkwardly into the
sleigh.
Let me take your satchel,' said
Alice, making room at her feet; but
the woman chung to it. Its got all
own in the world in it," she said.
So she sat prim and severe, with her
precious satchel in her lap, while
Alice tucked the warm robes about
her.
The moon came up and shone with
little scuds of cloud across it. They
were very silent All at once Tony's
quick pace and the wind together
caught the black veil and tossed it
out of place. 1t was quickly snatched
back, but Alice had seen-whiskers!
Her blood ran cold. 1t was the man
at the station. He was after the
money. What should she do. 1t
would do no good to shrek. She
must think quickly.
Suddenly Tony began to dance. The
girl gave a peculiar little twist to the
line-it was an old trick they had
played with rope in the field. Some
things frightened him." the girl cried
breathlessly, "but guess I can hold
him" Dance, kick, snort, Tony seem
ed possessed of h veritable evil spirit.
When she had quieted him a bit, the
girl suddenly clapped one hand to the
bosom of her jacket. rive lost it,"
she cried excitedly-"the money
pas money-it was hundred and
seventy-tive dollars"
81 had it minute ago. Can't you
see it back there?" The figure by
her side turned it's head. Yes, there
in the CLEAN of the light on the snow
was small dark packet. 81 can't
leave Tony" cried the girl. Cant
you-won't you, please, get it for
me?"
Depositing the precious satchel, the
figure climbed reluctantly down from
the sleigh and started back toward
the object. 1t was almost reached.
"S-s-sss, Tony!" Alice cried
under her breath-and instantly Tony
was off at great leaps, quieting gradu-
ally to long, even strides as he neared
the forest road.
The girl never moved; all she said
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
To Make Lily from : Candle.

Here is something that will be sure
TO please the girls. You will be sur
prised, perhaps, to hear that you may
construct spray of lilies OF the val
ley out of a spermaceti candle and a
few pieces of wire.
Get six or eight pieces Of very fine
wire and bend each OF them into a
curve at one end, terminating with q
hook. Now hold lighted spermaceti
candle over a glass of water and let
half dozen drops of the wax fall into
the water. Each drop, as soon as It
touches the water, will be transformed
into a little floating white cup.
These cups will have exactly the
size and shape of the little bell flowers
of the lily of the valle4. and they may
be made large or smSll, according to
the distance at which you hold the
candle from the water.
Now take one of the little wires and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14

She was sitting by the kitchen
table pairing apples for mincemeat.
She was tall, languid girl of sixteen
OF thereabout, and spoke with a soft,
indolent drawl. She was talking
now, as much to herself as to any
body, for no one seemed to have time
to answer. Her sister was churning
in the little entry, and her mother
was busting in and out from the pam
try. screening pumpkin and making
cakes. 1t lacked only three days to
Christmas.
II wish could have some expert
ences, she was saying. Aunt Alice
will have a lot of new experiences to
tell when she comes here for Christ
mas. She's always having expert
ences, and so is Dora, and so is
Allan. | wish l could have just one
experience myself"
Her mother shifted and took time
to say "Oh, you'll have experiences
enough if you live, child" But the
sister laughed. You'll have to wake
up, Alice, if you ever have any expert
ences," she said.
oh, you needn't laugh" the girl
said, still in her even drawl You
don't want any experiences. All you
want is to have Wallie Burch come to
see you every Saturday night and
every Sunday night-that's all the ex-
periences you want" The older sis
ter flushed and would have answered
sharply, but their father came in just
at that moment Are you busy,
Sarah?" he asked hurriedly.
Busy! | should think So" Sarah
answered shortly. After l finish this
churning, I've got to help ma with
the pies, and"
And this afternoon Wallie Burch
is coming to take her to get ever
greens for the schoolhouse," Alice
put in. "Busy!-shc's always busy"
We'll, l don't know. must have
that money Silas Perry's been here
and says that payment on the foller
was due last week, and he's got to
have the money. don't know how
1 ever did forget it. l never let the
time go by before. Somebody will
have to go out to the Junction to
Leavett's, and get hundred and sew
enty-fve dollars. He hasn't paid me
my share of the company lumber
money yet"
Let me go, pa" Alice said.
Whoever goes will have to drive
Tony can't let either Gyp or Bess
go to-day" said the farmer.
But can drive Tony"
You never did drive him"
No, but didn't l bring him up?
He'll do anything l tell him"
So at half-past eleven Alice started
out on the crisp winter road to the
Junction, with Tony, high-lived but
obedient.
BE sure to start from the Junction
by half-past three" the mother called
after her. THAT long stretch of
woods beyond the foller is awful dan
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14

WIS "S-s-sssi" at intervals. The
trees shot by Was it an hour, two
hours, a week? The light OF the
Perry farmhouse showed through the
thinning trees. Tony slowed down
and turned the curve of the home
drive with sides foaming, nostrils
dilating and eyes fairly bursting
from their sockets The father was
waiting at the gate, the mother on
the stoop, Sarah and Wallie Burch
at the window. 1t was nine o'clock.
What in the world" calculated
the farmer Alice thrust the money
into her fathers hand and flung her
arms about her mothers neck. i've
had my experience" she cried, and
tainted dead away
The next morning when the satchel
was brought in. it was found to con-
tain a revolver, an ugIy-looking knife
and a small dark lantern.
Il hope he enjoyed the peanut
candy" drawled Alice languidly.-
Grace Adele Pierce in Los Angeles
Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
Hawaii Postmaster RssIuna.

Since David Experimentation
weonah resigned his office as postmas-
ter at Keokea, island of Maui, Hawaii,
the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral has been unable to find any one
to take the Office. David of the I'M
pronounceable name has been holding
down the Office ever since Hawaii was
made a territory, but some time ago
he got more lucrative employment on
a sugar plantation at SO a month and
left the government service, where he
received $24 year.
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
said to be lineal descendant of the
famous King Kalitapokamikohw
ha, who, tradition tells, was very
fond of missionaries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
When Dreams Come True.

shall see far palmer than do
Here and now. when what 1 dream is
come;
They that love me not, my slips shall
rue.
Those love not, deeming dull and
dumb,
I shall wake to find right Yellowstone,
When my dream comes true.
Lightest words that worked for me and
you
Barriers that clomb to mountain nights:
Little deeds that into great wrongs grew,
All for lack Of flashing hsaven-lights
Shall be smoothed and sharpened all to
rights,
When my dream comes true.
It may even be the love I WOO
Blindly now. my wisdom choked with
tears,
Then shall understand me. know how
true
Was the heart struck voiceless through
it's fears;
Ali a moment shall make sweet the
years.
When my dream comes true
Richard Burton in the Cornhill Book
let.