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The Washington times., 1907-12-10
COMMISSIONERS
STICK To PLAN
IN GAS FIGHT
Demand Suspension of
Law Governing In
crease of Capital
Stock.

Notwithstanding the arguments pre-
scented BY the counsel for the Washing
ton and Georgetown Gas Light com
panies at the recent hearing. the Com
missioners today determined to adhere
70 their decision TO request Congress to
suspend the law under which the cor
poratons ara endeavoring 10 Increase
their capital stock
In commenting upon the conclusions
reached BY the Commissioners, Com
missioner Macfarlaud said:
The Commissioners, after careful
consideration OF the oral argument and
the printed brief OF R Ross Perry,
Of counsel for the washington and the
Georgetown Gas Light companies, and
Of the statements made by the Com
missiOners' legal adviser, the Corpo-
ration Counsel. determined today to
adhere 20 their action approving the
Corporation COunsers recommendation
that they should ask Congress 70 sus-
pend the law under which the gas light
companies are proceeding in the courts
for valuation Of their properties and
all action Hereunder until Congress
can consider what IL ought % do about
the matter. in view OF the facts.
Withhold Plea to Congress.
The Commissioners withheld their
communication TO Congress at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Perry, and save him full
opportunity to present his views, to
which they gave due attention.
But they concluded under the advice
Of their Corporation Counsel that the
interests Of the public and CT the Dis
rrfn nrrrrr ont
should ask Congress 70 suspend this law
and court action under IL and consider
the whole subject in the light OF re-
cent developments. The Commissioners
do not ask at this time the repeal OF
the law, although they state in their an
nual report that they believe that II
should be repealed, but only suspension
Of Il until Congress can take action
either by the substitution Of some other
method Of dealing with the matter or in
some other way.
Want More Power.
The Commissioners in their annual
report have recommended tlat they be
clothed with additional powers to regu-
late the public utility corporations and
given expert assistance to 10 so. II
this were done they could De empOw-
cred to deal with the subject in ali its
phases. as IS done elsewhere, by public
service commissions or public lighting
Commissions.
In any event the Commissioners be-
lieve that they ought 20 bring this mat
ter to the attention of Congress in this
way. so that II may know what IS going
on in the premises and have an oppor-
tlmity TO act before the possible Increase
o. the capital stock OF either gas light
company Is made. which might prevent
q : desired reduction in the price Of
gas"
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
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TEMPERATURE.
SUN TABLE.
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today. y.......-..-.........4.5 p. 7
Sun rises tomorrow. a. Z
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Evans 30 Inspect Ships.

Before the official ending OF the
ore task and the beginning OF tn,
oths-, Evans Will hold a conferenc,
with his three rear admira1s and six
kContinuedrop- Second Pagel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
BATTLE WITH A TURTLE.
setSes Restaurant Pa
irons Legs.

Phillip Emmons. of Garwood. had a
battle the other day in William Wus-
sler's restaurant, on Broad street.
Elizabeth. n. a., with n huge sea
snapper turtle Weighing 100 pounds.
The turtle was permitted to crawl
around the floor, and Enmons
kicked it on the head. suddenly The
snapper made dart al its tormentor
and closed It's jaws in his calf En-
mons howled with pain and danced
around the floor, but was unable to
shake off the turtle. Sticks and
canes We're vainlv brought into use
by the excited divers. who thought
they could beai off the snapper from
his victim. The blood streamed from
Emmons' leg as he jumped around.
and thc turtle hung on with the
tenacity of bulldog.
Proprietor Wussler at last seized
an ice pick and plunged it into the
snapper's neck which caused it to re-
lax its grip. Emmons was badly Bit
ten and hardly able 10 stand. He
was takcn SO nenr-by surgeon. whc
dressed The wound and sent him to
q hospital. The snapper was de-
caritated shortly after the incident.
Emmons threatens to sue for dam
ages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
LEATHER GOATS.
Made of ShcepsiSin, HOrsehide and
icenble and Warm.


Made of SheepslSIn, Horsehide and
Observation-Disclosures and Warm.
Leather coats are made of sheepskin,
of horsehide and of dogsltin. They are
lined with corduroy. with flannel, and
with sleeps wool, The corduroy lined
coats are made reversible, so that they
may be worn either side out The coats
of sheepskin are usually finished black,
the horsehide and dogskin coats russell
colored. a leather coat of sheepsl<in,
corduroy-iined, costs about five dollars;
horsehidc coats sell for $12 to SIS, and
dogsSin coats for SIS.
Leather coats are worn in the west
by truckmen and policemen and hunt
ers and lumbermen. The leather coat
is serviceah.e and warm, without great
bulk The duck shooter lying, per-
haps. for hours in a battery, waiting.
keeps warm in leather coat. The
sportsman after big game wears a
leather coat. 1t keeps the wearer warm
without impeding his movements.
A leather coat is sometimes worn nm
der another coat for the sake Of its
warmth. as. perhaps. by polcpma~
And the leather coat may be worn with
the corduroy side out, so that more
leather coats are worn here in cities
Than might be supposed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
THE FILIPINO POLICE
Native Force in the Philippines
Rendering Efficient Service.
Reports Received Show That 1t Is
Becoming an Important Factor I'm
Restoring Good Order asd Dis
sipIine In Macy Localities.

The insular division of the war de-
partment is in receipt of report for
warded by Gen. Macarthur from Ma
Mia, P. l., showing the condition and
results achieved by the native po-
lice" for the months of April and
May, 1901. It shows the force to be
in high state of improvement, and
the plan, at first regarded as an ex-
pertinent, is fast becoming an impor-
tant factor in restoring good order
and discipline in localities which for
years before and since the war have
been regarded as unsafe for both men
and property. Gems. Wheaton, j. FL.
Smith, Funston, Grant, Bates, Wade
and Sumner speak highly of the eff
cheney and loyalty of the police, par
ticular reference being made to their
capture of bands of insurgents.
This native police is purely local in
its character. 1t is supported by the
towns and provinces, assisted by the
insular government.
There is another body of men en-
ployed in the islands known as the
scouts" This body is generally
mounted, and its duties are to patrol
the territory outside of local govern
ments and not directly under the pro-
lection of local police. The scouts"
are paid directly from insular funds,
and such being the nature of their
they are frequently
caIled unon IN and do materially as
sist the local organizations in pre-
serving the peace, and pursuing and
marauding bands if dis
covered. A portion of these forces is
called "Macabebe scouts" These were
from the Macabebe. at
the town of Macabebe, by Maj. Bat
son, under orders from Cen. Lawton,
just before his last northern cam
paign, in which he broke up the in
surgent army. They rendered con-
spicuous aid, and the success of their
was immediately fol-
lowed by the organiza. ion by Gen.
Lawton. about the same time of Capt.
Cashiers "Tugalo scouts" which rem
lered such signal service in the north
ern camnaign. These scouts, though
not regularly enlisted into the serv-
ice of the United States. take an oath
of allegiance. They have military
and, receive about the
same nominal pay as regularly en-
listed men and noncommissioned Off
GERS, except that it is paid in silver.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
GENERATIONS OF DIPLOMATS.
The FO~ Family Holds the RecoFd In
the Consular servIce-LOcated
at Falmouth, Eng.


The family with the longest record
in diplomatic service is the Fox fam
lily. Four successive generations the
Fox family have held the post Of con
sui ~ Fa'mcuth. England since May
70 i1nl. whcu president Washington
p9N nted as reprcseutative Of this
~ovcr7mert 10 that place Robert w.
Eek. On his death his son was APP
Nointed % the &c, to be succeed
~ By the grandson. Howard Fox.
who IS the present consul. and whose
son Is The vice cousul The latter. it
Is likely. will be appointed to sue.
ceed his father on tho latter's retire
nient or death
There have oecn many demands
maIr on each change OF administra-
ron % Gust the Fox family. who are
english people, hut the state depart
menf. largely for sentimental rea-
yons. has made no change in the Of
rec
it has been generally supposed that
Consu' snraguc u Gibraltar and his
family baa been longest in the diplo-
smafe service. bur the Fox's have
held III uadsr De state department
for a ul'seh longer period.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

full description of said claim ref.
erence is hereby made to the no.
tice of location of record in the
office of the Custer County Re.
corder at Challis, Idaho, in Book
"a" of QIartz claims at page 90.
18th. The Eldorado lode min.
ing claim, in Yankee Fork Min.
ing District, adjoining and boun.
ded on the north by the south.
easterly side line of the George
Washington, and on the north.
westerly side line by the south.
easterly side line of the Paradise
and Fair Play mining claims
Said Eldorado claim is l,2OO feet
southwesterly from discovery to
join the Passover claim, aud 300
feet northeasterly. Said claim
is 600 feet in width. For full
description, see notice of location
of record in the Office of the Gus.
ter County Recorder at Challis.
Idaho, in Book &c" of Quartz
claims at page 257.
Also the five stamp mill known
as the Morrison and Pearson
Quartz Mill, with water, bitches.
water rights, boarding house
stables, blacksmith shop, and
every thing used in and for the
running and working of said
mill and mines, such as assaying
outfit and everything belonging
thereto.
PUBLIC NOTICE is HERE.
BY GIVEN, That on the Doth
day of August A. D., 1907, at .
o'clock p. m. of said day, in front
of the Court House door of the
County of Custer, at Challis, Ida
no, | will, in obedience to said
order of sale and decree Of fore.
closure and sale, sell
the above desert b d
property, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said
judgment, with interest and
costs, ete@, to the highest and
best bidder.
Dated, August LIST, 1907.
ROBT. MORRISON.
Sheriff of Custer County, Idaho.
MILTON A. BROWN.
PLAINTIFF Attorney.
First publication Aug. 6, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
Army Fnlns I-r a Rapla R.,e.

Epllstmrn's in The army are at a
nnpr"fr '''7trd rate. much to the
rra 'tiri7inn " artillery officers. who
nr" 'pviAus 20 have The maximum
STRENGTH VI their crops attained at
an rlv date. rhs last week there
wcrH '1S 'rIis'mrnis. the previous
weeSly a9srlgs heing less than 200.
THIS enihlsa the var department to
con'plef" h. third Increment Of artil-
srr orssse and make the promo
tons lraens The commissioned OIL
GERS Vie surplus enHstments with
the ad6',nal transfers this week
gives ~ nien on the fourth mere
meni 81 hSle men.
All the iufantry regiments are
now recruited to their strength and
nil cavalry regiments except the
Thirteenth are full This enables
The recruiting officers to throw all
the recruits 10 the artillery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
RAT HUNTS IN OHIO.
Opposing Armies Frequently Resort
to TrIckery.


Rat hunts are becoming very common
in these parts, says Bloomingburg
f(O.) correspondent, and it is just being
discovered that some very smooth
tricks are being played by the oppos-
ing armies of hunters. \ rat hunt
has just been concluded here in which
11,455 rat tails were counted, and a
supper was given to the winners. One
crowd brought in 6,S02 tails ard the
other 4,653s tails. II now leaks out
that one of the leaders of the winning
crowd bought from parties at Madison
Mills who had recently held a rat hunt
l.4sG tails, paying one cent each for
the first 1000 tails and two-thirds Of
cent for 4S6 of them, the tails cost
ing more than SIP. This enabled this
crowd to come out victorious. When
the tails were purchased man from
another place was present, but was not
willing to pay so much for the tails.
When the 1856 tails were counted
out here n man was present from
Plain City and offered to give S25 cash
for 1900 rat tails, but they were all
burned, and he was not allowed to take
any away. Ii now appears that the
same rat tails frequently win victories
in many different rat hunts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
WANTS ONE OF LIBRARIES.
Andrew Carnegie ON Specially
Liberal Conditions.

Negotiations are under way between
Andrew Carnegie and Education Com
missioner Martin G. Brambaugh who
in this matter, represents the people
of Porto Rico, which will give San Juan
and all of Porto Rico one of the famous
Carnegie libraries. The San Juan
counci, met the other day and decided
to appropriate $4,000 yearly as a main
tenance fund for the library Mr.. Car
negie's secretary, James Bertram,
wrote that it was the millionaire Gus
tom to give ten times the amount of the
maintenance fund. However, MIR.
Brumbaugh hopes to so present the
claims and needs of Porto Rico that
Mr.. Carnegie may be induced TO give
$l50,000. The idea is to combine pub
lie library for San Juan and also have
a distributing library for other por-
tions of the island. 1t is proposed to
erect 100000 building on the plaza
Colon, which directly overlooks the
harbor. Here is located the statue of
Christopher Columbus. and overlook
ing al. is the historic fortress San Girls
tobal Ehe library will ha :. lecture
auditorium on the second floor, while
the library proper will be located on
the first floor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
MOTHER FIGHTS EAGLE.
sErs. GoEdsms Causes Bird Of Prey Ter
Mslem and RerDyxrs Infant
AFTER Hard BATTLE,

Advices were received Of San Ber-
Dardino, Cal, the other night OF ?
fierce encounter between a woman
and two eagles on mountain be-
tween Victor and Rose Mine, about
so miles north Of San Berna dino.
Mrs. Golding is the wife o. the
stagekeeper of Box s, stage sta
ton. The other afternoon she was
sitting outside OF the house beside
a cradle, in which lay her six-months-
old infant. Suddenly dark shadow
swooped down and Mrs Golding saw
a large eagle rise mp into the air
holding in its talons her infant.
The mother rusaea to where mule
was tethered, and, pulling up the
stake-pin, jumped on its back, and
was soon following after the huge
bird, which fourd fight difficult with
its heavy burden.
The chase was continued for sew
era miles. the eaglc resting at in
feryals When u alighted on its nest
high up in se inuuatains. Mrs. Gold
ing crmbcG above where she had seen
the eagle al'gh' tied one end Of the
stake rope aloou free trunk and let
herself over he elf She landed on
a lcr~c ard for1 the eagle. Selling
q club she fou~ii the angry bird, sue
cccd;ur in killh~ I,
Esrye she crrd escape to the
grcp~d Ire eno'e's mate appeared.
and the rothcr nd another encoun-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

Sir William Garstin, under secretary
of the public works of the Egyptian
government, has submitted to the
British imperial government gigan.
tic engineering project, which, with
the existing dams and irrigation
canals, would, enable the River Nile
TO be kept in constant flow and make
of the whole vast Nile basin the rich
est agricultural area in the world
regularly raising two crops every
year.
The scheme is to raise the level Of
Lake Tsana. which lies high on the
Abyssiniah plateau, five meters. By
this means 1872 trillion million cubic
meters of water could be stored for
the dry season. The assent of King
Menelik is necessary to this work,
which Lord Cromer does not deem i'm
possible to obtain, even in the face of
strong Franco Russian opposition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
SLEEP, WORK AND LONGEVITY.
Proves That the EdeA pf Eight Hours
Rest Is ErroneOuS,


Some of the greatest workers of our
day have done with much less than
eight hours of sleep, says the British
Medical journal. DR.. James Leggc.
professor of Chinesein the University Of
oxford. who has just died at the age Of
So, was, it is said, in the habit Of rising
at three a. m. and allowing himself only
five hours Of sleep. Brunei, the famous
engineer. for a considerable part of his
life worked nearly 20 hours day. Sir
George A. Elliott, afterward Lord
Heathfie,d, who was in command
throughout the great siege Of Gibraltar,
which lasted four years, never during
all that time slept more than four
hours out Of the "a. "As | get old" said
Humboldt, 81 want more sleep-four
hours at least. When l was young,
two hours of sleep were quite enough
for me-" On Prof. Max Muller hirtng
that he found this hard saying. Hum
boldt said; at is quite mistake,
though it is very widely spread, that we
want seven or eight hours of Steep.
When ! was your age ! simply lay down
on the sofa, turned down my lamp. and
after two hours sleep was as fresh as
ever" He lived TO be 50. These eX
amples are. to use the consecrated
phrase Of the photographers. more for
than for imitation; but
they serve to show that longevity and
small allowance Of sleep are not in all
cases incompatible.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
WHY THE COWS LIKED 70 LOOK.



Her Large Feet.
They were ia st, Louis shoe store
the other day, says the Sunday Re-
public, and this is what was overheard.
The speaker was an elegantly ,irt sscd
woman with a sr'iling face. She was
a large woman and the shoe c.erk was
looking for comfortable shoe for her
"You know ! have such long feet -
she said 10 her friend. "Thc size OF
my feet WAS a great trial to me. rhe
children at hcme always tcascd me,
and often cried because they were so
uglN A. - my feet were as large as
they arc now.
An cid neighbor of ours, who lived
on IN adjoining farm, was something Of
war. lie was more of hunter than
a farmer, and he often teased us chill,
dren. he would rather talk to ms than
to our elders.
zone day he said 10 me: The cows
are glad when they see you walking
round. Molly
"'Why . said I.
because when they look nj your
feet they know their hide will never
have to be cut Itwill take whole hide
10 make a shoe for YOU"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

At the jubilee festivities of King os-
ear Of Sweden and Norway, one of the
features that appeared most to interest
him was The exhibition Of the female
fire brigade Of Koenissen. There are
$50 of these young women, from 20 to
80 years old. directed by male COM
mander, who is married.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

At the Topeka Office of the Atehison
the following dispatch announcing an
accident MAS received from an engineer
on a western Kansas division: "On
No. 2. have busted fue, what shall ]
do2 O'DonahueH
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

In the modcn six-masted sailing
vessels the frst three Inasts are
called by ode names fore, main and
mizzen and ne fourth. fifth and
sixth are called III. spauker-mast, the
jgger-masi and tb, dr.ver-mast.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

In the last 20 years the ostrich indus
try in South Africa.has increased from
$4,000 arnreNy to $1,000 00e
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

The culture Of datfodils has become
quite at industry in the southern
part Of Lincolnshire, England.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

To American visitors, of whom there
are thousands in London now, Brit
sh holiday is seriously impaired for
lack of ice. which is as commonly use d
as salt on the other side. English
louseholders neglect ice TO stupid
degree, and attempts to popularize its
sale in small quantities for domestie
use have failed in past summers. There
is talk OF trying again this year among
the poor of the East end as well IS the
rich in the West. The saving in food
would more than pay the price. For
the cooling of Offices electric fans are
coming into use in London, only Il
years after America. These device :
decidedly make for comfort at work,
and ought to be made cheaper without
delay by increasing demand.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27

Prohibition of Foreign Medicines.
In Sweden purchase of medicine
from abroad by individuals is forbid
den by law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-08-27
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OF
THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF CUSTER.

Tevis N. Crafts, Plaintiff,
VS..
Daniel M. Steen,
Fred N, Steen,
Addie Steen, and
Jeanette Fletcher,
Defendants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-25
HAIL AND FAREWELL

(The last poem written by Nora
May French just before her suicide
in San Francisco.)
1t gathers where the moody sky is
bending,
1t stirs the air along familiar
ways
A sigh for strange things dear for
ever ending,
For beauty shdlnking in these alien
days
Now nothing is the same; old visions
move me.
wander silent through the wan
ing land.
And find, for youth and little leaves
to love me,
The old, old llchen crumbling in
my hand.
What shifting films of distance fold
YOU, blind you,
This windy eve of dreams, cam
not tell;
I know through some strange mist
they grope to find you
These hands that give you Greet
ing and Farewell