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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19

things go now. Yet the styles have
come round to 1t. Just such dining
rooms are being constructed to-day
noble of proportions with their pilas
ters.
Breslin had been connected with
some Is G@perent hotels, but 1t was his
long stay in the Gilsey House that
made him famous in New York. He
managed at times all three Coney
Island hotels. Guests followed MIN
from the st. James, the st. Nicholas,
the Gilsey People attended his flu
neral who had from time to time oeen
with him 40 years and more. Many
congressman knew him by his one.
time lease of the old Wizards in
Washington.
Brooklyn is peculiar in being a city
of more than a million people all by
herself, without a single first-class ho-
eel OF transient type. The family no.
tel, on the other hand, flourishes
nightly in Brooklyn. For some rea-
son this kind of place never seems to
need, or at any rate to get landlord.
The visible source of authority is
pale, nervous and overworked clerk,
who Ill replaces the stout, dignified,
well-poised, comfortable figure that
people instinctively ex-
pect to meet in a landlord. BresIin
was that man to dot. He could have
been put on the stage and played. The
Lelands were such men. Even the
name is almost forgotten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
Omitted statesv Spoken.

1t is not surprising that English
should make some way southwark over
the boundary; SO does Spanish pene-
trate northward, for the matter of
that, but the exchange is not equal
In amount, as the Mexicans emigrate
less and travel less than we, says
Four Track News There are over
1000 resident Americans in Mexico
City alone, to say nothing about The
multitude OF tourists. II the lin
guistic movement southwark contin-
ues to be more than the counter
movement, plainly the line of contact
will Itself gradually be moved. There
is hardly a Mexican urchin selling
fruit or papers along the railroads
within so miles of the Rio Grande who
does not know at least some colloquial
phrases Of English. This becomes
less and less true, indeed, as one pro-
crosses southwark but one is never
surprised to be asked by some russell
faced tatterdemalion: you want the
paper?" you want some fruit?" and
English reappears more prominently
than ever at the capital. Ask Mex
leo City policeman in very simple Eng.
lish where some important building
is, and quite probably he will tell
you. Walk into any large shop and
ask for what you want, and If the
clerk does not understand United
States" he will call some one who
does.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.
plant Whose Botanical Name Is Poa
Pratensis Is One of Much
Value.

This is one of the very famous
grasses of the United States and one
of the most valuable. In dlnerent
parts of the country it is known by
different names, among which are
Green Meadow Grass, June Grass,
Common Spear Grass.
The grass attains good height,
sometimes being 30 inches tall. The
leaves are narrow and long and are
easily distinguishable from Canadian
blue grass, which has a broad leaf
The roots are perennial. and creeping,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19

and rub your eyes; there away below
the fashionable center of the town are
lot of real drummers, the kind you
sorts, sitting out on the sidewalk in
rocking chairs! And on Broadway! It's
below the theater quarter and there is
room enough after the wholesale
houses close. Some of the chairs are
even In the roadway. That is at Iilly
Haines' Broadway Central hotel. There
are men who have stayed there at
times for a generation. The Fifth
Avenue has been of the same sort. 1t
must go pretty soon-site too valuable
for Ave stories-but II has been notable
for a generation. Tom Plat for years
lived there, and Republican politicians
naturally followed suit, but there were
plenty of non-political people who
learned to appreciate the delicate little
attentions, the extra treats at Sunday
night suppers and the like Down in
CORTLAND street the old Merchants
was long the special resort of Jersey
men. The Ashland House has scarce
- Shoh6cN ilo III BClCId-
ton. Southern men go there. Many
of these also favor the Astor House,
the noisiest site in the city by day and
at night one of the quietest. Sim Ford
of the Grand Union is famous for the
funny after-dinner speeches which he
began making few years ago. after
having lived As years unheralded.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19

VI DCh
stolen or taken as spoils of war by an
ancestor in Philadelphia 1870 years ago
1t was during the British occupation
of Philadelphia that the picture disap-
peared, in spite of the usual rules
respecting private property; and dur
ing at least 100 years of that time it
has hung on the walls of the Grey an
cestral home in Northumberland |
suspect that for about so years of the
century the Greys enjoyed having it.
Now they are glad to send it back to
its old home. On April 20 it is to be
restored to Philadelphia with digni-
fed celebration. Philadelphia may be
slow about getting what is coming to
it, but it is sure.
Even monarchies learn in time. They
send out different men to sit as figure
heads over practically self-governing
colony now from 20 years ago, when a
Durham could come over on the heels
of the Papineau rebellion, bring in his
train group of drunken and rascally
ne'erdoweels, squander money like wa
ter and in the end issue an illegal war
rant banishing the rebels" under pain
of death if they returned to their ma
tive land. In Dufferin and Grey and
Mimic the Canadians feel that they
have had the best the home country
could send them. / suppose most Eng
lishmen have by this time found out
that the Papineau rebellion-and for
that matter the much more recent Riel
attempt-bad at least the excuse OF
pretty substantial grievances.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19

Six red-haired talesmen who had been
accepted by the state in the selection of
jury to try Sabine Perielle, charged
with the murder of fellow Italian.
were excused by Jacob B. Goodhart, at
torney for the accused, in the Waterbury
superior court at Derby, Conn, few
days ago. MIR. Goodhart held that his
client because of his swarthy hue
would not be SO likely to receive inn
partial judgment from men of sandy
complexion as from those of darker
features. The authenticated tales
men barred all had red whiskers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
IN THE METROPOLIS
THE oLD-TIME HOTEL MIN
AND THE NEW.
AsToR HOUSE UNCHANGED
Earl Grey with Due Ceremony to Re-
turn Stolen Portrait-Mother
Country Now Sends
Good Men.

EW YORK.-James
H. Breslin was an
o ] d T. m e hotel
man. He worked
from bellboy to
pri etor, and
when he died in
the hotel Wolcott
he was one of the
best known men
in the business
had been president
of the local and
national associa-
tionq and had "a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
Athletes own the Earth.

he whole world is
G o n G a t h l e t Q
crazy. George AIDE
finds England in
midwinter daffy
ov r 70 t b a IL
Down in Greece
they are getting
ready for the
Olympian games
with athletes from
all the world to
compete in 6
white marble sta
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
Earl arey's Franklin Portrait.

HE British cabinet
made a hit in
sending Earl Grey
over to Canada
At least they made
a hit in Philalel-
phia, New York
and Washington.
1t isn't every Bri-
ton who could
come to this coun-
try bearing in his
boxes as a peace
offering a portrait
of Ben Franklin
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
A HANDY MARKER.
One Which the Farmer Will Find
Convenient Under Certain
circumstances.

Where the check row planter or
two-horse drill is not used the marker
here shown is very convenient in lay
ing off field for corn or potatoes,
says writer in the Farm and Home.
The runners should be 2x6 in strips
at least six feet long, the cross pieces
2x4, as long as you want the rows CT
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
old-Fashioned Hotels.

)U read much
about the splendid
new caravanseries,
but there are still
m o r e o Id fash
Toned hotels in
New York than in
any other Ameri-
can city; and trey
get business. Walk
a ! o n g 10 W e r
Broadway of a
summer evening
about eight O'Clock
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
Honey Ointment.

Take equal parts of honey and white
flour and stir together with little soft
water, just enough to make a thick
paste, solid, not liquid This is one of
the good old-fashioned remedies for
sores and boils
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
MARKER FoR CoRN or PoTAToEs.

1HA1NhLH tOH NUHN OK FOIAIUES-
corn in width. An extra board is
placed on the two center runners TO
stand on while driving. The guide is
fitted with a double end and hinged
at the center of the marker, so that
it may be turned over to either side
as desired. The tongue of an or
binary bob-sled can be attached with
out much bother, or a special tongue
constructed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
Fashions Come Round.

GOOD many of the
old-time hotel men
find it policy to
c h a n 6 e tn cir
places as little as
possible. The class
of patrons they
get care nothing
for gewgaws. In
that way a curious
thing has hap
pened to the Astor
House. Its interi-
or architecture has
s r,cely b en-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19
OWEN LANGDoN.
Fewer Foreigners.

China and Japan have fewer foreign
residents than any other countries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-19

changed for 60 years. 1t is stately,
eignifed. classical. rather quiet as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
THE TRIBUNE WILL find YOUR FRIENDS
Staff Correspondent Sent Stricken City Possible Information
Regarding Condition Utabs Citizens

widespread the
possibility
The dispatched
the purpose obtaining all information possible concerning the whereabouts and conditions
utah' friends citizens
will before
effective but the possible
all persons whom about.
this end desired that the Tribune
their California
and these will Immediately
will ones
DO NOT DELAY ABOUT SENDING
messenger or telephone addresses
reI The probability fatalities Idaho
trends ldahoan THEY MAY BE
HOMELESS AND WITHOUT SHELTER OR
YATI0N.
The Tribune will get with
and order facilitate this
such details would be int search.
thousands
relieve possible burden eNpediOu
themselves
The Tribune taken
munlIon from address
ACT PROMPTLY 1T MAY MEAN HAPPINESS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
0UTL|HE PLANS FUR
THE RELIEF COMMITTEE
Yoned and Believed That Fifty
Thousand Dollars Will
Be Raised.

,,,, latter from j C. 1@ary TO
,,o -,oo,hors Of the newiy-forred taliiori''d
pol,os committee is soIf-c1plonatorS
,to-,bcrs OF tho California Rclief ooin'i'.''
., co,t 1apo.-The sympathy for inc So
cities of the California coast ana w. -
trosssd and destitute inhabitants WI tights
bocn nnnifested horo for two s usSs - ouT peo-
ON nh sides and among all claS' ,nccrinp
ria rofuItcd In tho holding OF a pi''o
~ ,b, E,lkss club yesterday 70 pio,s'u uGerIna
and surplles for the aileVla,,,pn ~, hands OF tho
that will clamor for roller ar aneedily' The mass
a,J,e ,bnueh hurricdly called, ana '"ea
foTo Of comparatively light u Cn'lfor-
onS,rIabcd its purpose OF creatln6 a., 11n,.a-
nio R.Iief committee OF Salt Lake. WIN wttHcart.y -
Thompson rs chairman ana " oro n hum
treasurer associated Win .,,ons m,o whoso names
dred other prominent ci'|'n''
ore elsewhere shown
Cash and Pledges.
ro,,-n,,toDs amounting to s1Iao wore re-
ceIyed In cash and checks at tnc ttn ,his win,
pledges which VIII more tnnh a,, yuD these con-
In is NOW desired to speedily Iun - ..,otn-
trIb,t,Ions IN to $50 oo0 in money py tne @ ~ 80,
matte solicitntlon OF such sums ns ~, .hi.
y, donn,c. and secure, additionally al VIC
No., o 'nnrIabable food supplies quickly obtnihao,o
in the same manner, ,,,nr rI%' and forwarding of
m" latter consisting OF 4. D. Pitt chaImnn, c'1
c S Pulvor and C, A. walker, "E Iagp ar
"a Nv The meeting which has nlrcAny III
yS go oy ,th Mr. II A. Reeves OF the oregon
sbn1, Limo md Southern Pncino Tor INC live ,
tranenortatIon OF all supplies and sooas e'i-
lected. Al
Plan to Be Systematic
I, is hoped thnt the sum nnnod as a mini, M
mum can be ralscd BY Saturday night. fnu
that ten carloads, Mt least. OF ProVglohs M, mn
ia forwarded as directed from san reneissU ,rS
by TINT time 1t remains now Tor thls i.ei,,t ,,
commlttoe 10 plnn and carry out 1 iii
effort to secure these means. Hunures "t't
voluntarily contribute. sending IN tnolr ~
mlttances to the committed; but 10 the ena
that ell who can may give something. uhu
that quickly, hereby request that every , nlein
Der OF this Relief committees. elsewhere ne,sa. ~
attend q meeting at the Elks eluo, lo;So tnin
morning, TO perfect an organization ano p'nai
q campaign for money md supplies -,
An exceedingly generous tender mado oJ .nS
management Of the Salt Lake TheHter ana
tho company OF players now there, OF tho
entire box receipts at today's matinee. was
gratefully accepted by tho mass moetin1.
special committee appointed TO arrange
for and urge IL large sale OF tickets TOT tno
performance in order 10 swell the Te1cf iunu
and earnestly hope that tho members OF this
larger committee will further tho EFFORTS whcn
will be made 10 secure crowded house this
afternoon. -.
All members OF tho Relief committee are
again urged TO attend the 10 30 meeting at tho
Elks' club this morning
j c. LEARY. Chairman Mass Meeting
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
MEETING Of CITIZENS
CALLED FOR TONIGHT.
Object Is to Devise Ways and
Means to Raise Funds for
San Francisco.
To Devise Ways and Means.

Tho object OF this meeting Is TO devise ways
and means for relieving the needs OF that To-
calltys OF which Salt Lake Is near ncighbor
compared with other sections that have al
ready extended generous aid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Personal MENTION

r r. Hudson received telegram from hi
ron. Charles Z Hudson. nt san Francisco
Thursday evening. which read; We al
safe, Tell everybody"
George l., Swcndscn of the Reclamation scrN'
lea on Thursday evening went TO Castillas fol
the purpose OF arranging for preparatory work
OF the Strawberry Valley irrigation project.
James II Anderson returned from Washing
ton. u. c. Thursday.
Mira W w Rivers and daughter. Ermn, re-
turned Wednesday from delightful two
months visit To Los Angeles and San Diego
They were on their way homo on tho last
train on the Salt Lake Route before the wash
out, and after getting 10 Las Vegas wero com
PEELED TO return 10 Los Angeles anI remain
for three weeks until tho road repaired.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
BIG BENEFIT PLANNED.
Grand, Orpheum, Bon Ton and Lyric
Will Extend Helping Hand.

Tho management Of the Grand, Or
pheum. Bon Ton and Lyric theaters met
yesterday and made arrangements for Il
benent entertainment for the California
sufferers. r. j. LiddeIl of the Grand j.
F.. Blstcs of the Orpheum, w j. GuinneN
OF the Lyric and j II. Young OF the Bon
Ton have the matter in hand and promise
to pick the cream of tho companies that
will be at the four theatcrs for next week
and give a high class entertainment. The
performance Will be at 80 In the after
noon, and the entire proceeds Will be for
the relief OF the stricken people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
sIEGEL'S HAT DEF
22S-220 MAIN ST,
BUYS FLOCK OF SHI
Important Deal Closed by o.
Company.

An important deal has been :. g
week by the Anderson Real
Investment company in the sasS
ven Brothers OF Payson. u: .9n,, Vn
OF sheep, all ewes. to c. l.. snn,'
Lake county. The average "
Tor the ewes was A25 apiece. ~
amount involved in the deal = IL
over $4,000. Tho sheep are az ~
Gated on the West Desert. ncd.
ana the agreement OF the go ~
they Will be delivered In Utah 60
recuy after the shearln6 sensea
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
LOUIS BLAMIERS DEAD
Split Mans Head Open With Ak, but
Was Sent to Insane Asylum.

Word was received from tho State Montal
hospital by County Clerk Eldrcdgc, Thursday.
OF the death of Louis Blomiers. who has been
an inmate OF that institution for moro than
nino years.
In the summer OF 1895 Blamiers cut man 8
head open With at Farrningtcn and was
indicted for murder in the arst degree. He
was tried in this city before Judge William H.
King, but the jury found the man Insane and
he was committed 10 the asylum, with tho
understanding that II he recovered he was to
again be tried for tho murder.
Blomicr's condition was such at the time OF
the trial that several men were required to
keep him In control.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
SIEGEL'S HAVE MOVED TO
22S-220 MAIN ST
Two Sisters in Disaster

Charles Leyand residing 1915 South
Eighth East street, has two pistcrs living In
San Francisco. from whom he has been un-
able 10 get any word since the earthquake and
TO whose fate he is anxious to learn They
Miss Agnes Leyland and Mlss Janey Ley
land, md their address is ll35 Ellis street San
Francisco.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Local Telegraph Offices i,
orally Besieged for T.
Thirty-six Hours
OVER THREE THOUSAND
MESSAGES DlSpI,|
Western Union Makes a.,
Ofer-Postal Tele,r,,
Loans Wires to Pres

The local officers OF the w..
and Postal Telegraph compapIs.
besieged yesterday by hundra.
ones desirous Of obtaining som.
friends or relatives in the eys''
of San Francisco. Amona .,
others the terrible disaster h.. s'
with 1t trying times and inc,.a.
sioility for tho managers ana
operators. They have boar
maximum under the most oa-' A'
tions, all direct lines with sar
having been severed almos, i'm,
after the catastrophe and con~
only being maintained along tbs .
cuitous route.
Western Union Besisr,d
Adolph H May. manager =, y
ern Union. stated to The T6h,.ls ~
day that he could give no sraes
TO tho number Of messaees s nt'
dispatch to San Francisco. hnt +.
mated the total at about Es, = u, ~
had been literally under sisr. sil1 ~
six hours with persons calIInr - " I, 2
messages and telephone IrsntS,.ua - ~
the probable fate OF rclafIc-.
ordinary conditions" he sau :,
business direct with San Frsru.
oil the wires are cut at OaklsrS
we are compelled to send orr
either to Chicago or I.ns kn..,-
forwarded from thcro to San =.
Today We have received about -
dred kilograms from San Frurs.
relatives In Salt Lake, most Of ~.
ing been filed on Wednesday hnl )
curing transmission today"
Generous Offer,
Mr., May further stated that h.
ern Union officials had Issued ,pSr
that "all domestic messages fron Il
authorized relief committees on
BILE organizations, or sent by MI
ciels In their official capa CITY. I'M
quiries relative to relief flnds T
sufferers. will be transmitted IN
Postal Telegraph Swamp
AS TO the congestion OK busInea 4
difficulty OF operation, II. E. eE51
aSer of the Postal company. rec!s
liar story. We have been swar1I
business" he said up until
this morning the people surged n
OF the office and we were literal.
whelmed with inquiries. I have ID
idea OF how many messages we h|
died. but they exceed COO. We N
ceived between forty and fifty To
We are still receiving them"
Allow Press Use Of Wire
When asked how many wires d
in operation into the devastated
replied: We had four wires q
Francisco up to the time that n
was driven out OF the ONCE by
and We have as many as that d
Oakland We have almost entirt1
these up to the press for theIr
that they might be enabled 10 d
information to the general pubIe|
ing that this would be 10 the bast :
of all concerned.
People Cannot Be Locats4
"Wo received messages until y
Wednesday and got through gre1[
but at that time the Office In Szc|
cisco had to be abandoned. a.
are taking messages only at send<'
because we do not know when ~
able 10 deliver them. So man
and Offices have been destroyed u
now living In tents i1l'
Is really no way of locating fss
Report Was 1ncorTsek
A report was current yester1z{
noon, subsequent to the ealthQu
at Los Angeles, that telegraphle
cation with that city had bsa
but the report WAS Incorrect ~
a temporary suspension. as tbe
left the office when the shocS9
but they soon returned and res77
1utIoo ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Message of Sympathy.

Gov Cutler has sent the following message
OF sympathy TO Gov. Pardee Of California.
''All Utah mourns the terrible calamity to
the people OF San Francisco and other sections
OF your State. II there is anything that we
can do to help you. please command" q"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Nervousness and Nerve.

The more nervous a man Is. the less
nerve he has. That sounds paradoxical
but It isn't; for nerve is stamina
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives nerve. 1t
tones the whole system, perfects diges-
ton and assimilation. and Is thereforo
the best medicine nervous person
can take.
II you get tired easily. mental'v or
physically, take Hood d's-it Will do you
good
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
BOUGHT BY PACKING
Utah Institution Purchases ]
Which It Occupies

The property occupied by u
Packing company on First 80.
Third West streets which was Y
last week by Jed Stringham. for
paid slo, ,0o0. was sold on Weons
Mr., Stringham through the lu,
Estate Agency TO the packing
row occupying IT. The price Pc.
latter was $4,000. When Mr, ?.
purchased the property last wee.
offered $1,000 for his bargain e
deed was transferred. but BY
Just one week he realized tne
OF $4,000 on the transaction.
It is the intention OF the pae9
pnny to cxpend a large sum Oh
the property and increase the e.
the present plant that VIII ..
with tho opening of the immens,
tering houses that the compan{
erecting between this city and
ton
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
EFFECTS OF DISAS1|
Indication Of How Far-Reacn
Disaster Is.

An indication OF tho far-reachire
the earthquake and extensive hre
San Francisco is apparent from tns
tho Utah Association or Credit Aen
some SIS. 900 In checks from san rlai
Germs for the payment OF insurance
value OF these papers are now. o.
tremsly doubtful Other institutlen'
places dealing with houfcs Ia oN
and holding paper Issued by tnem
samo situation. and tho amount a.
tendant upon such transactions "a''
reach into large figures.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Literary Club Election.

The current events section OF the Ladlcs
Literary club win meet this afternoon ut the
clubhouse. Mrs. Harry CAM viii review the
''Dlvino Flrc.' by May Sinclair. and at 4
o'clock caucus VIII bs held. Tho annual
election Of chairman for the ensuing year
will take place.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20

WASHINGTON. April l9.-Mr. Williams
served notice on the House today that no
legislation would be permitted To be con-
sidered unless under the rules OF the
House or a special rule until the confer
ence on the rate bill had made u report
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Like Hundreds Of Others.

One Salt Lake buoiness man, whoee wlfo
arrived in San Francisco on Sunday last and
TO have sailed for Honolulu yesterday, has
exhausted overy effort TO get information con-
corning her, but has been entirely unsucccss-
full, and only knows that she was staylng al
OF tho downtown hotels when the calamity
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Tribune Will Locate Utahns.

Such Instances this have boon coming In
TO tho papers oil during tho night, with re-
quests that every effort be mado TO locate tho
missing parties This Tho Tribune will do "a
soon as It's etaT OF reporters reach the 6cene,