The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

Thomas Davis of the Wood
Live Stock company, was robbed
ON a passenger train between
here and Pocatello, presumably
by representative of the crook
ed element bent on doing bust
ness in Salt Lake while the stock
convention is on Mr.. Davis lost
S13O. He was on his way here
from Boise and his money was
securely tied in a wallet on the
inside of his coat pocket Having
been awake all the night before.
Mr.. Davis took advantage of the
long ride to snOOze awhile He
got out at Pocatello and is posi-
tive he had the money then, as
he paid for a sandwich with a s.
bill and got some change at the
lunch counter He remembered
distinctly putting the wallet
back into his pocket After re-
boarding the train at POcatello,
Mr.. Davis had TO share his seat
with well-dressed stranger. He
dozed OFF again, and the stranger
had an easy time of it. Not until
he reached Salt Lake did Mr.
Davis discover his loss Both
the pocketbOok and its contents
were missing Salt Lake Herald
The Boise Statesman says that
Senator Macbeth is one of the
most active members of the Ida
no Senate
Senator Dubois made the fol-
lowing speech before the joint
session Of the two houses of the
Idaho legislature, after his cleo
ton He said in part
-Four years ago | was invited
to address the joint members
after the election of Mr. Heitfeld
as United States senator over
myself: and I recall now with
great pleasure what I said to
them, and | am glad to be able to
say today that Senator Heitfeld
has not cast any vote in the sen
ate which 1 myself would not
have cast
s.Of course / am very proud at
this moment / am looking into
the faces of men who have con
ferred upon me the highest dis
tinction which can be given to
an American citizen There Is
: no position so lofty, if it comes
: TO one honestly. as seat in the
senate of the United States; and
every one of You know that
neither directly nor indirectly
did you receive one dollar from
: me, and not one of you exacted
any promises or pledges from
: me- Then why should / not
r stand before the people of my
, state and feel proud ?
: 1T pleased the people of Ida
no when Governor Hunt. at the
very start of his administrators
revoked that pernicious. outrag
eous. un-American permit sys-
TEN in the Ceur d'Alenes- Ant
l it will please the people of th'
state still more when he removes
Z martial law.
Il am not going to make an.
speech at all because it is not
fitting time or occasion: but
! will read to you a telegram whicl
: l received last night from Wash
ington, which reads as follows :
Fred t. Dubois, Boise, Idaho
n Four of the old guard salute you
n Your election is not only a per
: sonal qualification but a sign o
hope for the new democracy
n Pettigrew. Teller, Cannon
Towne.' AS you know. the.
4 were my party associates when
. left the Republican party in 1896
We have been in perfect accor
ever since. 1t had been our pla
y sometime ago, about the 4th o
: March to make joint and put
y lie announcement of our posl
o ton; but, in as much as they hay
L sent me this telegram, | am yer
e glad to say now that. so far as
e am concerned, THERE Is N
= BETTER DEMOCRAT IN TIL
IL STATE THAN / AM. / inten
to go into the Democratic caucus
le and / think / violate no cont
c dence when / say that Senate
r Henry Heitfeld is going thel
4 too"
le w. A. Clark was elected u.
e. Senator from Montana one ds
IL last week.