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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

eA-COltlCtS lIOA AtRAyt VAAO
dered there in the name OF the Ma
fla or the Camorra. Others are
equally desperate criminals who got
away from Italy before being caught
and given the convict brand, which
makes entry into America dih1cult
and remaining here uncertain with
Petrosino's band continually "fan-
ming" the Italian quarters.
One of these skilled laborers OF
crime-or perhaps pair OF them
will gather about him four or FIVE
dull, unimaginative, lazy fellows
preferably black sheep Of the
town or section in Sicily from which
the leader came-and there you
have as near an organization as the
Black Hand has yet perfected. This
leader is known to his followers as
a bad man He has a record for
speedy carving with dagger, per-
haps. or a much-to-be-envied knack
of using his revolver quickly. He
rules the gang by fear OF bloody
violence and does not even bother
TO extract OdtAS AAOA SACAAA
Italian bankers. contractors, whole
sale dealers in spaghetti or olive Oh
or wine, owners of equities in mort
gagged tenement houses = these are
the victims of the big Black Hand
ers. One thousand dollars is the
least they strike for. Failure to pay
means that a bomb of crude but
deadly construction will be dropped
in front of the marked mans bank
store or tenement house. Generally
the bomb is so thoroughly over
loaded with dynamite that l
wrecks much surrounding property
hut for that these land pirates car
not Often the innocent are slaugr
tered. but that brings not even
shrug from these hyenas OF the ter
ements.
Every so-called Black Hand ou
rage helps on the game OF plunde
and adds to the fear of the mytl
;cal society. A lull in Black Han
outrages by no means indicates Tn
inactivity of the plunderers. Gel
orally it spells their continued SUI
cess.
"You must always keep in mind
said Petrosino, the Palermo sa
r;Hce to this sort of Italian Grim
chat the commission of crimes
violence is not the main issue vii
This scum of the earth. II ma
a4s their demands, pays Ovt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

jnVentlVe reporters WeHt
him several better in succeeding
editions They found meeting
places of the Black Hand They traced otner ul
solved crimes of the Italian district to the same myt
ca source The police said nothing. They had peen
unable to solve the crime, but if it was the work OF
a nowerful secret organization there was some excuse
for them.
To the Italian blackmailers who then as now nVeu
~ tho +r;hute ,hey could wiring from their brothers
who worked or who had prospered in business, the
annellation was and unexpected weapon,
stock in trade beyond value 1t was not copyrighted
and each and every one OF them was r'ee 70 use ~.
49,. or tIo 1t.lv- was talking of the Black Hand. Its
translation into Italian-La Mano Nera-had an even
wore sinister sound. The next lot OF placKmaline
letters sent out bore the usual dagger the Skull ana
crossbones the bloody finger PRINT perhaps Tue MS
o,o mr and every one was signed La Mano
Sara - The Black Hand was launched and the crimes
since committed in its name NUMBER tens Vi 'nou
o,NN COLLECTED have sent many a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

the two hundred. perhaps the bulk OF the tall
ors savings, is speedily divided and the
blackmailers are ready for other weeks OF
ideness Again the Black Hand
There is possibility of big rewards In the
game of plumber that has attracted criminals
of skill, daring and brains. Many of them are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

bottle Of cheap red wine.
They puff at short-stemmed
pipes or draw through
straws on stogy-like Italian
cigars that retail for half a
cent. They are out of
work and have been for
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16


had for years
ed in Italian
English that
was no such
as a Black
society, the
ion was sur
!. Detectives
+ Manhattan
Brooklyn Ital-
Olice squads.
had always
at an or
Black Hand,
red if they
cen mistaken.
searched the
, u S quarters
for some
Of a central
for some sign
here were di-
B officers. This
limo tragedy
My savored Of
read Malta an(
ira and there
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

HE ASSASSINATION OF
Lieut.. Joseph Petrosi-
no in the streets of
Palermo came very
Is near to establishing
the so.called BLACK
society in the minds OF
rs as a definite organiza-
h as the Sicilian Malta and
politan Camorra. 1t was
Id alluring to argue that
10. cleverest trailer of Ital-
be and criminals, had fall
ctim to the international
La Mano Nera. Writers
It lacking to invent details.
TIL had been decreed, they
one of the New York
Of the Black Hand and
fence executed Dy the nome
at Palermo.
almost believe that there
ack Hand organization in
bid America" said the edi-
bne of the big Italian dailies
after the detective was
bwn. Until the death of
no ! never believed that
WAS head or tail to the
browning blackmailers, but
Dot that struck Petrosino
seem to prove that there is
I'm behind them"
inc who remembered how
v that same
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-16

hit. The murder story was again
good for columns of space. The
inventive reporters rivals went
him several better in succeeding
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
GENERAL NEWS.

Edward T. Jeffery, president of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, denies
the report that he is about to retire
from that office,
Mary Elizabeth Tucker, daughter Of
the late General John A. Logan. has
been granted divorce in Chicago
from her husband, Colonel William F..
Tucker, United States army, retired.
General sytin, chief Of the Warsaw
gendarmie, while returning to Kielce,
was ambushed by bandits who fired
several volleys at him. The general
was shot through the breast and died
of his wound. His daughter, who ac-
companied him, was killed. A patrol
sent in pursuit of the bandits, lost one
killed an done mortally wounded.
Emperor Williams Meteor steered
part of the time By his majesty him
self, won the fifty-one mile race from
Kicl to Eckernfoerde, covering the
distance, in five hours and thirty min
utes; and Iduna, owned by the EN-
Broughton Brandenburg was ac-
Quilted in Justice Fitzgerald's court
in New York City that has been hear
ing the charge against him of grand
larceny in selling to the New York
Times for $500 an article purporting
to have been written by the late Gro
yer Cleveland.
press. was third.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Sir THOMAS Upton has renewed
communication with the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club and has informed the club
that he is willing to challenge for the
Americas cup under any modern
rules.
The Russian senate has indicted
Theodore Nikitin, former vice minis
ter of agriculture, on the charge of
having plundered the government of
millions of dollars, as superintendent
Of the vast forests of the Petchoria.
From $3.50 day to $l1.O5 a day
was the amount shown by memoranda
to have been stolen by Frederick
Lehefeld from the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Railroad, on which he was
conductor. He has been sentenced to
from two and one-half to five years
in Sing Sing.
The United States government has
begun another suit In New York
against the American Sugar Refining
Company as corporation. six of its
directors and two prominent lawyers.
The indictment contains fourteen
counts, alleging conspiracy in re-
straint of trade.
A young woman imprisoned in the
cavern of railway tunnel at st. Gall,
Switzerland, for ten days, has been
dug out alive. She suffered agonies
Of cold and hunger during this period,
but managed to sustain life by suck
ing moisture from her clothing, on
which water occasionally trickled.
Following decisions by the Supreme
and Common Pleas Courts that the
2-cents-a-mile rate law passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature was uncon-
stitutional, the Philadelphia and Read
Ing Railway Company announced an
increase in passenger rates from 2 to
21a cents a mile on all one way tick
cts. to take effect July 3rd.
AS the result of the failure of the
Cuban Senate to pass the budget,
President Gomez has issued a decree
making effective Governor Magoon's
budget of 190S-09, amounting to $24,-
2S5.00O. The deficiency to cover the
cost of the army and other increased
expenses Of the republic, amounting
to nearly $10.0O0.000, will be supplied
by presidential decree.
President Taft paused in the course
Of an after-dinner speech to eighteen
hundred graduates OF Yale. gathered
at the annual alumni dinner on the
30th ult., to issue serious note of
warning to Congress and to the lead
ers of the Republican party. The
President declared that if the party
failed to live up to it's promises and
the expectations OF the people 1t
would be relegated to the position of
minority opposition.
The Militant Suffragettes made a
thirteenth vain attempt to secure an
audience with Premier Asquith on
the 29th ult. Mrs. Pankhurst, who
headed the deputation from the Wom-
ans Parliament. struck Chief Inspec-
tor Scantlebury, who refused to re-
ceive them. For two hours the whole
district was in an uproar, the police
dispensing the crowd and arresting
women by wholesale. Altogether 112
women were arrested
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
since it came upon the market knows
from experience the wisdom Of US
ing Postum in place Of coffee II one
values health and q clear brain. She
says:
"At the time Postum was first put
on the market was suffering from
nervous dyspepsia, and my physician
had repeatedly told me not to use
tea or coffee. Finally l decided to
take his advice and try Postum.
got a package and had it carefully
prepared, finding It delicious to the
taste. So l continued its use and very
soon its beneficial effects convinced
me of its value. for l got well Of my
nervousness and dyspepsia.
MY husband had been drinking cof-
fee all his life until it had affected
his nerves terribly. and persuaded
him to shift to Postum. 1t was easy
to get him to make the change for
the Postum is so delicious. 1t cen
tainly worked wonders for him.
I'VE soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate nor depress and does
not stimulate, but steadily and honest
ly strengthens the nerves and the
stomach.
ITO make long story short, our en-
tire family continued to use Postum
with satisfying results. as shown in
our fine condition of health and we
have noticed a rather unexpected i'm
provement in brain and nerve power"
Increased brain and nerve power
always follow the use of Postum in
place of coffee, sometimes in a very
marked manner There's q Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
An Irish Bull.

After Boyle Roche's famous bird
comes the County Cork veterinary sur.
geon. At the last meeting of the Dun
manway rural council a member OF
that body complained of the inatten-
ton of the official veterinary surgeon.
There was" the rural councillor ex-
planned, "a case of swine fever in this
place recently, and, though the doc
tor got the order to go there, he
never turned up until the following
Tuesday, and even then it was an
him."
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
CHEERING Him Up,

"Bill," said the invalid's friend, I've
come to cheer you up bit like. I've
brought yer few flahrs, Bill. 1
fought if l was too late they'd come in
andy for wreaf, yer know. Don't
get down-'earted, Bill. Lummy, don't
you look gashly! But there, keep up
yer spirits, ole sport; I've come to
see yer an cheer yer up bit. Nice
little room you ave ere, but as l sez
to meself when l was a-comin' up:
'Wot orkard staircase to get coffin
dahn!'-London Globe.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Force Of Habit,
Exact Copy of Wrapper.

In spite of the impediment in his
speech the fervent lover had nerved
himself up to the point of proposal.
Mum Num- Maud" he began, II
mum-mummay call you Mum-Mum-
Maud, may l nun-nun-not?"
why, yes, if you wish to, Mr.. Chat
terton-Harry."
That's rah-rah.right. Call me Ha-
a-Harry."
''Ha-ha Harry!"
THANK you, Mum Mum Maud, there
is us-sussomething very nun-nun-
near my heart that concerns yuh-yuh-
you. Can you gug-gug- guess what
it is?"
'Why, no, Harry"
Then I'll tut-tut-tell you. My dud-
dud-darling. l lul-lul-love you. Wuh-
wuh-will you bub-bub- -bub-bubbe my
wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh- wife?"
"Oh, Harry! This is so sudden!"
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
A Youthful Idea.

See, my son." said an enthusiastic
parent anxious to impress the beau
ties and resources of nature, what
beautiful green dresses of leaves the
trees have now, wheN in winter they
are quite bare"
81 guess" said the youngster,
thoughtfully, that when winter comes
they pack these pretty green dresses
in their trunks, don't thew"
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Special Round Trip homssseksrs'
Rates to New Mexico and Teaas.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month. during the entire year,
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers tickets
to a great many points IN New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over prtvil
eges. For detailed Information, rates,
ETC., call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. E. Fisher, General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Why Actors Wear Lonq Hair.

Why do actors so often wear long
hair? Perhaps this is the reason:
There once was a statute in England
under which actors found wandering
were liable to be branded through the
right ear. The long hair concealed
the decoration and thus the custom
was started.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Serial No. 7o1.

When Uncle Sam went out after fake drugs
and patent medicines, DR.. Mitchell's Eye
Salve with never a change in formula or
label Mt once registered and received Se
rial No. 70l. The influence of DR.. Mitch
ellis Eye Salve has ever spread through
honest merit. Unfailing cure for sore,
weak and inAamed eyes. Price 25 cents.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Like an Hour Glass.

Nelle-Is that fellow of yours ever
going to get up the courage to pro-
pose?
Belle-I guess not-he's like an
hour glass.
Nelle-An hour glass?
Belle-Yes; the more time he gets
the less sand he has.-Cleveland
Leader
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. powder for your feet.
1t cures painful. swollen. smarting. sweat
Ing feet. Makes new shoes easy. Sold by
all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

A household once supplied with Ham
Inns Wizard Oil is seldom allowed to be
WITHOUT it. In case of sudden mishap or
accident Wizard Oil takes the place of
the family doctor. Are you sspplied?
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09
Painful Insomnia.

What sort of a hat is wide
awake?"
why, a hat without a nap, OF
course"
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Criticism should never exasperate
us; on the contrary, it should bene-
fit us, and even occasionally amuse
us.-Max O'Rell.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Wien a fellow rs In q heae, don't rub
It in by looking dewn ON him.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Even a cyclone cellar Win not pro
tcct a man from a domestic tsmpsvS
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Any man can have an spprseiaaavs
audience by merely talking 10 himself.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

IN the matters of conscience, first
thoughts are best: in matters of pru-
dence last thoughts are best.-Versole.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

A doctor of divinity should believe
in the faith cure.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

To act with common sense, accord
ing to the moment, is the best wis
dom I know.-Horace Walpole.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

The umbrella dealer has a lot 70 put
by for a rainy day.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gurus, reduces IN
alton allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
draws the pain and Inflammation from bce-stinRs
and in sect bites Soothcs and ulnys the awful Itch
ing OF mosquito bites 25e, Csc and 50c bottles.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-09

John George. aged ashty-ssxsa,
father of Herbert George. and aspio
neer brick manufaetnrer of Denver,
died at his home In Denver June SSH
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

LITTLE-Mrs. Emma ]. Little, aged
- years. one Of the best known women
of the city, died yesterday afternoon At
her home. % North Eleventh street.
Mrs. Little had been Ill but a short
time. and rather sad coincident about
her death was, that it occurred on her
birthday. She is survived by her nus
band. Josiah NJ. Little, and two daugh-
tiers. The funeral will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, from the
residence. The burial will be in Earl
ham cemetery. Funeral services and
burial will be private. Friends may
call at any time after 3 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon.
HIATT-Olga Hiatt. aged 5 years
and months. died at the home Of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hiatt, In
Grand Rapids. Michigan. The body
arrived In this city this morning and
was taken to the home of its uncle
Leonard Hiatt. Us South Fourth street
from where the funeral services Were
held this afternoon 1t 2 O'Clock. Burial
Vas In EarihAm cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01

Old cy Young BY winning twent

Old Cy Young by winning twenty
two games this season will reach the
500 mark.
The jokesmiths will burst forth IL
Pitcher Heller. the New York Nation
ais youngster. makes good.
Jack Chesbro Is Of opinion that Out
fielder Cree will make good for the
New York Americana Cree Is q whirl-
wind on his feet and q natural bats
man.
Fred Beebe Of St. Louis thinks that
with Bresnahan ard Phelps to handle
his curves he viii at last be big win
ner Quite probably. for with Killing
back Of the plate Beebe was invinci-
BILE
Wolters, the "phenom" secured BY
the Boston Americans from st. Louis.
II left handler. He pitched for San
lose In the California State league last
season and won twenty-five games and
lost two.
With the exit OF Cy Young the Bos-
tom Americans are now without an
.-oId head" They are an younssters.
Wagner - the only man On the team
that has been on the pay ron for the
past thr~e yesrp-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
A GREAT NAVY IS
PEACE GUARANTY
British Sentiment for Sea
Power to Excel That of
The Kaiser.
BALFOUR MAKES APPEAL
HE DECLARES TO A CROWDED
MEETING OF EXCITED ENGLISH
MEN THAT EIGHT SHIPS MUST
De BUILT.

London, April IA crowded meet
ing. typical of those being held every
where in England in the interests OF q
great navy assembled at the build hall
yesterday afternoon, under the auspic-
es of the London chamber OF COM
merce. The lord mayor Of London
acted as chairman and was supported
by several hundred men prominent in
financial, commercial and legislative
circles.
The speeches all were OF one tenor
and the sentiments of the meeting were
accurately voiced by Sir James Fortes-
Que-F1annery in this sentence:
Great Britain can only walk In
peace with Germany provided our prep
arations for naval defense are abso-
lutely and beyond suspicion superior
to hers"
Sentiment for Bigger Navy.
A. J. Balfour made stirring appeal
for the immediate laying down OF four
additional battleships In which he
foreshadowed that the naval program
for 1910 would have to be for eight
ships, irrespective Of the four condi.
tional vessels. in which case Great
Britain, unless the government yield.
ed to the popular demand. faced the
necessity of building a round dozen
battleships during the coming year.
Mr.. Balfour dwelt with emphasis up
on the fact that both the United
States and Germany were expendinG
more than Great Britain this year on
naval construction
Resolutions pledging the govern
ment all the financial support neces
sary to provide Immediately four ex
ira battleships were passed by accla
nation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
PITCHER FOR MAPS
eto~aH Signs Left Handsr Wine Hal
Coed Record on Coast.

eto~aH Signs Left Handsr Wine Hal
Coed Record on Coast.
II George Stoval Is to be believed
the Cleveland Americans have at last
procured q reliable left handed pitch
er. Stovall. who has been playing bal
this winter out on the coast. has sign
ed for the Maps Frank Andreada, o
sturdily built California boy In whose
veins there IL Mexican blood. An
dreada IL about rs big ~ Heine Der
ger, has lots Of speed and good com
mand. He has been pitching for semi
professional teams In California fol
the last two seasons and has made a
exceptionally dne record. He had {
good situation and for that reason die
not 60 out with minor league clubs
though deluged with Offers. Friend
ship for Stovall induced Andreada Il
sign with the Maps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
BENNETT TO QUIT AMATEURS.

Former Champion Single seullsr Will
Join Professional Ranks Shortly.
Harry 8. Bennett Of the Springfield
(Mass) Boat club. winner Of the senior
singles amateur championship in the
national regatta in Philadelphia in
1907. has announced that he has de-
cided to leave the amateur ranks and
to go into the game professionally.
Bennett will try to secure profession.
al race with Eddie Durham, the Cana.
dian champion, In case Durnan's pro.
posed race with Frank Greer Of Bos-
ton falls through.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-City property and farms.
merchandise stocks and fire insur-
ance. Perterfield. Kelly Block. 9Th
and Main. off
FOR SALE-Two small houses on
west side. nice homes, or bargains
for investment. Rents pay 1870.
LOuck & Hill Co. lit
FOR SALE-Westcott road wagon,
harness and saddle; must be sold at
once. 524 South 9th. lit
FOR SALE--No 1925 North J street.
Price, $500. Apply 70 J. e. Moore,
sole agent, over 6 N. 7th St.
tues & thurs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
JAcKsoNvILLE's new TRACK
Southern Racing Plant to Have
Twenty Day Meeting.

Southern Racing Plant to Havs
Twenty Day Meeting.
A twenty days racing meet, with
betting ring in operation. will be
opened Mt big Tim" Sullivan's new
track Just outside Jacksonville, Fla.
March 20. The inaugural date was orig
inally set for March !, but the con.
tractors were unable to complete the
plant on schedule time. Next year.
however, it IS planned to start the
meeting Immediately after the holf
days.
1t is expected that In time Jackson
willie will become the racing center Of
the south. Working with this idea In
mind. stabling accommodations for 600
horses will be provided for next year.
At this time there are quarters for
only half that number.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
NEW PARIS, OHIO.
GRAIN

The latest thing in toasts comes from
Doncaster and was responded to by
the father Of twelve daughters. who
claims that he ought to know.
To the sadiea-to their sweetness we
give love. to their beauty admiration
and to their hats the whole pavement"
London Telegraph.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
EAST BUFFALO.

East Buffalo, April l.
Cattle-Receipts, 800; steady.
Veals, tops $1,000.
Hogs-Receipts, LOO: tops $7.a5.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; tops $3.50.
Lambs, $40.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK.

Pittsburg, April L.
Cattle Receipts light; steady.
veals. $500.
HogsReceipts light; tops, $40.
Sheep Receipts light; tops $3.50.
Lambs-$S.5O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-01
CINCINNATI GRAIN.
CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK.

Cincinnati. April L.
Hogs-Receipts, 2.1OO: tops $6.7O.
Cattle-Receipts, 400 bulls; stxQnS.
Best veais. steady. SITS
Sheep Receipts, 200; steady.
Lambs, $500.