The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

young man Onered 10 KISS Slrl
while lettering on a river bank.
The girl playfully demurred, the
young man persisted, fell into
the stream and perished. There
is surely moral-but which is
it +? Is it warning against offer
ing, or against resisting, the
kiss ?
Within the past month two new
weekly Republican papers have
been launched in Boise. There
must be money in running a Re-
publican newspaper.
1t was reported here last week
that the smelter at Copper Basin
had been put in operation, and
after a three days run closed
down, not even a trace of copper
being found. All assays show
that the ore at Copper Basin is
rich in copper. The machinery
used must be the wrong kind to
save the copper.
A rich strike is reported from
the property at Houston owned
by the White Knob Copper Com
pany.
Pierce Dorgan returned recent
, ly from trip East, where had
been to receive treatment for his
ewes. and on other business.
Some of the ranchers in this
valley have commenced haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grubb and
,, Vim. Weller, of Pahsamaroi; and
! Robt. Campbell, of Clayton, were
Challis visitors last week.
A Washington correspondent
: of the Salt Lake Herald of June
: 18th, says Senator Heitfeld
of Idaho is going to attend the
i Kansas City convention, and Is
J very hopeful that the action TAX
? en- by the convention with refer.
ence to the Coeur d'Alene mattel
viii be in favor of the miners
opposed to the conduct of the
federal and state authorities
. Senator Heitfeld was chairman
> of the Idaho delegation at th'
= Sioux Falls convention and was
active in securing the adoption
of the strong resolutions on thi!
subject which form a part of the
e Populist platform.
! He said today The Ceu
a d'Alene affair will figure rathe
4 prominently in national polite
, this year. The members of tn
:. House investigating committe
At split on party lines in maxim
m their report. The Republica
" members uphold not only tn
IN the conduct of the federal troop
70 but also the action of the Idah
+ state administration. The mir
+ ority report, signed by the entir
nj Democratic membership of tn
Dr committee, goes very fully int
the matter and takes the positio
that both the federal and stat
r. administrations over steppe
n their rights in the premises. I'll
oil position the Populist party b;
eS taken on this matter is we
he known by every man who b;
IL read the Sioux Falls platforr
% Judging by the position take
IN by nearly all the Democrat
m. members of the House, it seen
llS altogether probable that a sim
as ar declaration will be made
to the Democratic party at Kans
'p- City. I believe that the lab
element of this country will
zee fully represented at Kansas CT
IN and that they will demand su
vi an expression on this questi
from the Democratic part
nd From the position taken by t
Ire Republican members of the N
md itary committee. / would jud
that the Philadelphia platfol
md will be silent on this questiC
ON The Republicans would hard
ley dare to approve the action of I
on Idaho state authorities. / {
80 surprised that the Republic
mt. majority of the House refused
ok, have the testimony printed.
vill their report they uphold all
our doings of the military and st
authorities, and if they are C
rect in their findings one wo
IN think that they would think Il
EN- they would be only too v
pleased to submit the facts
u u the public.
Ser A bold piece of robbery v
,en- reported in Challis on SunC
in night, the 18th. Mr.. K.
in Dodge had a fine new saddle
Ex- bride stolen from his barn
end the eastern part of town, and
to the same evening Lynn Will
rncf COZ, had a horse Stnlp0 from