The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
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from Visit with relatives In Utah.
The present Administration deser-
yes the title of the Twentieth Century
school for scandals.
-Dowie has cured many supersti-
tious persons of their belief in the
power of "Elijah IL"
The canals in New York state are
now supplied with an electric towing
system. Lo the poor mule
Republicans feel that they are sure
of the labor vote because the President
dined John Mitchell at the White House.
: The republicans will soon explain
the decline in business as the result of
the fear of democratic victory next
fall.
The Canadians are not alarmed
that former Captain Sartoris, grandson
of General Grant, would annex them
by force or favor.
The Pope has declared that the
Catholics in this country must be satis-
fed with one cardinal as he does not
intend to appoint another American.
Representative Littauer and form
er First Assistant Postmaster General,
Perry s. Heath, should congratulate
each other on the statute of Limitation.
AT the National Capitol there is
free school for the teaching of the Irish
language to anyone who desires such
instruction. The classes are well at
tended.
Charles NJ. Schwab, who talks
about the exhorbitant demands of
labor as cause of the present setback
in business. made eight to ten millions
out of the shipping deal.
After the next inauguration, Col.
Roosevelt might go to France and
lecture on race suicide. The death
rate exceeds the birth rate in France
and suggestions on the subject would
be pertinent.
"A watchman of Toledo, Ohio, or
dered Col. Bryan off the steps of the
postofice, where he was making
speech. but the audience followed him
to the street curb where the speech
was finished.
"A university of Chicago professor
declares that prayer meetings would
be enlivened by college yells. AS a
statement of fact this is true, as a sug-
gestion it is Characteristic of the source
from which it comes.
-Court-martial in the navy has
grown at an alarming pace. Judge
Advocate Lamly's report shows that
there were 1865 summary court
martials for the year ending June 80,
as against 2,52s cases the previous
year.
Grown Prince Frederick william
has earned the title of trough rider"
by riding up the steep steps of six
terraces leading to the castle of San
Souci. The Prince was followed by
an entire troop of the First Regiment
of the Guard.
The Ship Building Trust may have
been an example of ''high finance" but
most people would call it great
swindle. 1t might not be bad plan
for Schwab to take trip to Europe
and wait for the salvation of the
statute of limitations.
If Messrs. Adamson and Chapman
are guilty, as charged, they should be
punished; while on the other hand, if
they are innocent, those who instigat-
ed the blackmailing scheme should be
made to suffer the penalties of law.
That is our position in the matter.
The Treasury statement which
shows conditions at the close of the
first four months of the fiscal year,
exhibits striking contrast to the
statement of last year There was
surplus then of $4,000. 900 and now
the surplus is almost eliminated. What
will Secretary Shaw do next to help
the banks
1t is said that one of the Challis
deer slayers last Thursday shot at a
deer west of town twenty times with a
rifle without hitting the animal We
are told that the deer was only one
hundred yards away and standing
broadside. Some of the boys went up
the next day where the shooting was
done to locate the hillside for lead
mine.
Thomas Chivers, of Challis, is in
Malad where he was called by the ILL
ness of his mother. Mr.. Chivers, in
speaking of his country, says many
new and valuable mines have been
discovered during the past year, and
that the smelter at Mackay is running,
which has put new life into the town.
lie thinks the White Knob mine at
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