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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-06-29

The Republican platform, pre-
pared so carefully in Washington
and guarded so solicitously in Chi
cago, is the narrowest of partisan
bigotry. Unalloyed pharisaism
would be mild characterization of
it. The darkest of the Dark Ages
would have been the only Logical
period for its evolution.
1t arrogates to the Republican
party all intelligence and patriot
ism, and claims for Republican per
Torrance all well-being and we'll
doing. All it's opponents are bad ;
everything they did was bad. 1t
alone embraces the righteous; ii
alone has done the work of man
planted and reaped, manufactured
and marketed, fought our battles,
built our ships, supplied our sold
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-06-29
MEANS AN INVESTIGATION.

"This declaration, it is confident
ly believed, will be followed by a
thorough investigation by Con-
gress. That investigation may not
be begun next winter, because then
the short session would give little
time for concluding any legislation.
1t is more likely to be proposed and
commenced early in ii e Fifty-ninth
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-06-29

session.
"The plank is especially accept
able to the colored men of the
South, who have waged warfare
on the Lily Whites of the South.
Their defeat of the Lily White
movement in Louisiana has encour-
aged them to carry their opposi-
ton into all other States wherein
the future delegates to the conyen-
ton are elected after any ignoring
of the colored element in the party.
"The adoption of the suffrage
plank in the convention, which is
assured from the action of the COM
mittee, still further encourages the
colored men here with the idea that
the day is not far distant when
they will be able to vote all over the
South and TO nave their votes
counted.
"The positive stamp of disap-
proval placed on methods of dis
franchising colored men of the
South has done much to encourage
Republican politicians from that
section of the country who will re-
turn home feeling that their party
is back of them In their fight for
the right of suffrage"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-06-29
OLD STORY
Told Over Again bu the Re-
publican Party.
Tip for Congress to Investigate
Southern Elections.

1t is the same old platform, same
old promises, same old claims, same
old things of che same old Repub-
lican party. Nothing new except
ing the sop to the negro. Probably
no one of the many bombastic
planks in the platform caused more
interest among Democrats In Wash
ington than that demanding an in
vestigation by Congress Of the elec-
tion laws of the Southern States and
the proposition to cut down con-
gressional representation. The
idea is exactly the same as that adj
vocated by Representative Crum-
packer during the last three Con-
crosses. He has several times in
troduced a resolution calling upon
the Speaker to appoint a select
committee which was to visit the
States in question and have power
to subpoena witnesses, examine
them under oath and send for all
evidence necessary for full inves.
tigation. From the very beginning
Crumpacker has been turned down
on his position, the House leaders
from Speaker Cannon down agree
ing that the present is no time for
dragging into Congress partisan
sectional legislation direc tie d
against the Southern States only
second to the outrageous Force Bill
defeated by Senator German. That
the Chicago platform, therefore,
takes a stand so Numerically OPP
posite to the sense of the House Re-
publican. leaders naturally caused
surprise in Washington, d. c. The
Crumpacker investigation resolu.
ton having been inserted in the
Republican national platform, there
is now nothing to expect from the
next Congress, il not the next SEES
sion of the present Congress, but
partisan investigation and an at
tempt to pass through Congress
bill reducing the South's represen-
tation.
cRUMPACKER WAS CONFIDENT.
Representative Crumpacker has
been confident from the adjourn
ment of Congress that he would be
able to get into the Republican
platform an Endorsement of his
views. AS the platform was writ
ten by Senator Lodge, under the di-
rection of the President, it is, of
course, certain that the President
himself was a willing recipient of
the suggestion of Represen tative
Crumpacker. Democrats generally
do not believe the negro plank will
gain the Republican party any
votes. The party already has SOL
idly behind it the negro vote of the
country. The conservative vote is
more likely to be driven to the
Democrats by negro plank of the
Crumpacker order. These days
business men of the North are
largely interested in Southern prop
erty, and with the Southern people
are opposed to sectional legislation
of the drastic sort contemplated by
the Crumpacker plank. In South
ern Indiana, Illinois and Ohio,
where there is large negro popu
lation, the effect of the plank is
really beneficial to the Democratic
party, as it undoubtedly raises a
race issue. A special from Chicago
to Republican paper says, in ref
erence to the plank:
MEANS AN INVESTIGATION.
"This declaration, it is confident
ly believed, will be followed by a
thorough investigation by Con-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
WILD STAGE RIDE.

For a genuine wild west ex-
periences John T. Breckon, the
well-known mining engineer, is
prepared to recommend to the
tenderfoot a trip over the stage
line which runs from Ketchum
to Stanley, says the Salt Lake
Tribune. Mr.. Breckon, having
just returned from that country
and having made the trip, one
way alone with drunken stage
driver and the other way with
plenty of company as drunk as
the driver, is peculiarly qualified
to speak on the subject. The
mining engineer makes many
trips to the wild parts of the
country, but he declares that he
has never encountered anything
quite so wild as that particular
stage ride.
In the first place, you must
KNOW" said Mr.. Breckon, THAT
there isn't a rougher stretch of
country anywhere in the Rocky
mountains than the 60 or 40 mil
es traversed by that stage route.
1t is simply a succession of pre-
cipitous mountains with deep
canyons between and the road is
continually describing almost inn
possible angles. Austin Tiernan,
John McChrystal and Otto Bos.
sert had just come out of the
country as | was going in, and
they gave the stage driver tip
to give me the ride of my life
over those mountains. | imag-
ined, however, that they had
rather overdone the matter o1
preparing the driver for his
jaunt, for we had no sooner
started than he insisted that
should do the driving while ho
took a nap. | handled the lines
all right until we reached Gal
ena, which is ut the summit o1
! the divide, and whom | looked
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
DOWN FROM LOON.

J. A. Czizek, general manager
of the Lost Packer company's
Loon creek mines, accompanied
by E. G. Rowe, a director of the
company from Chicago, together
with Henry Welsh of Park City,
who is secretary of the company,
are down from the mine more
than pleased with conditions,
says the Salt Lake Herald.
Manager Czizek stated that
work upon the new road from
Custer to Loon creek was not
progressing as fast as he would
like on account of the difficulty
experienced in getting men. A
point about seven miles from
Loon creek has been reached,
however, and it is expected the
balance of the road will be fin
ished before the bad weather
sets in.
IF we find that the road can
be completed to Loon creek be-
fore bad weather comes," said
Mr.. Czizel, "we will build to
the mine on the other end and
probably take in a compressor
and other machinery which we
need. The mine is looking very
well, indeed, and shipments of
ore are being regularly made to
the smelters here. Next season
we shall undenbtedly equip the
property with reduction works
aad thus save the expense OF
hauling tn" Grade Or 50 far.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
PHI CAPPA GROUP.

After looking for bonanzas
throughout many of the camps
in this intermountain country,
George 2. Edwards, the well
known mining man, has return
ed home from Custer county,
Idaho, says the Salt Lake Min
ing Review, enthusiastic over
the mineral resources of that
section of the west, and satisfied
in the belief that he has at last
secured a mining proposition
that will develop into a great
wealth producer.
Mr.. Edwards has been absent
from this city about two weeks,
during which he examined sew
eral mining properties, none OF
which impressed him more fav-
orably than the Phi Cappa mine
in Alto district, Custer county,
which he succeeded in securing
on a bond and lease, and at figur-
es eminently satisfactory to him,
self and associates.
Alto district, in Custer coun.
ty, Idaho, is located about &c
miles due north of Mackay, the
great copper camp of our sister
state, and is easily accessible.
The Phi Cappa group of six
claims, on which Mr.. Edwards
has a bond, is admirably located
as regards easy development, as
it is essentially a tunnelling
proposition. The ledge, which
is of mammoth proportions, and
productive of a good quality OF
| lsilver-lead ore, associated with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

encouraging copper values, has
been sunk upon to depth of
only 66 feet, but these compara-
lively shallow workings have
blocked out such splendid
showing of pay ore that Mr..
Edwards is thoroughly convinc-
ed that, with sufficient develop
ment the property will turn out
to be bonanza. There is water
and timber in abundance on the
ground and in its immediate vic
unity, the stream of water, a
beautiful mountain rivulet, be-
ing capable of developing 300
horse power.
Mr.. Edwards says that it is
quite probable that the Westing-
house company will build an
electric road from Mackay to
Alto district, and this can be
easily done, as the grade for the
entire distance, will not exceed
one per cent per mile from Mac
kay to the mine. This enter
prise has been in contemplation
for some time, and the Westing-
house people are only waiting
for more encouragement from
the miners in the way of mine
development and an increased
tonnage; but Mr.. Edwards says
the ore is there and in abund-
ance.
1t is the intention to start up
work in the development of the
Phi Cappa within the next few
days, and Mr.. Edwards has a
time limit of go days in which to
make his final examination of
the property. He has interest
ed capital with him and it is his
intention, and that of his associ-
ates, to form company, the in
corporation of which will be
based on the Phi Cappa mine.
In speaking of Alto district
Mr.. Edwards stated that Patsy
Clark and Heinze, of Butte, are
making investigation into its
merits, being attracted to this
section by the many reports of
its great mineral wealth, now in
such general circulation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

Such Primary election shall
commence in the country pre-
cincts at 3 o'clock p. m. and con-
tinue till 6 o'clock p. M, and in
the city or town precincts it must
commence at 2 o'clock p. m. and
continue till z o'clock p. m.
J. P. SPALDING, Chairman.
GEO. E. KEYEs, Secretary.
Dated Sept. 18th, 1904.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

over ana saw Une almost Sneor
descent of five or six miles ahead
of US l baked and awoke the
driver. He felt a little grouchy
over being awakened from a
sound slumber, and when l gave
him the lines he swung his whip
over those four horses in way
that sent US fairly rolling down
that rocky slope-that is, we
were rolling when we were not
sliding. l never will know how
we reached the bottom without
going over some of the perpen-
dicular cliffs, but we did, and it
took us less than fifteen minutes
to travel five miles. For hair
raising rides it certainly beat
anything / had ever experienced
up to that time.
But on the return trip we
had one even more thrilling.
There were seven on the stage
and all were drunk except an
other man and myself. The
keeper of saloon at one of the
stations started out after US in a
light rig and succeeded in pass
ing the stage. This feat hurt
the professional pride of our
driver, and he watched for a
chance to get ahead again. He
saw it when we came to a place
where the road had been built
around deep canyon. The
saloonkeeper kept on the road
and the stage driver cut across
the canyon at break-neck speed.
When the saloonkeeper saw
what was going on he whipped
his own horses into a run. II
was plain that when the two
rigs came together at the point
of the mountain either the stage
must go into the river or the
saloon mans rig must go up the
mountainside. AS the stage had
the better of the argument in
weight and strength the other
team took to the mountainside.
The saloonkeeper's buggy was
smashed to pieces and he and
his companion were thrown out
on the jagged rocks. They were
too drunk to be seriously hurt,
but the saloonkeeper's under lip
was badly cut, fully an inch
square of it hanging by a slend-
er piece of flesh and skin. Some
one took a jack knife and cut of
the lip and threw it in the road.
After this we proceeded to our
destination without special Incl,
dent, the experience having
served to sober the crowd some
what -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
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very sick.
The Mackay smelter has clos
ed down for few days for re-
pairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Nc
Gowan expect to depart next
for a visit to the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Berry was in town last
week from SanFrancisco taking
subscriptions for the Ladies'
Home Journal and Saturday
Evening Post.
The Misses Julia and Flora
Falls and Bartlett Falls of Pah-
samaroi, departed last Thursday
for Walla Walla, Wash, to at
tend school at the Whitman Col
lege.
Miss Gina Geertson of Salmon
arrived in Challis last Friday
evening and departed for Custer
the following morning, where
she goes to teach nine months
term of school.
Mrs. Thos. Jose will again re-
open her hotel in Challis on the
18th of September to the public.
The builping has been re-paper-
ed and neatly re-modeled within
the past month.
A new anti-Mormon political
party has been organized in
Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune
has bolted the regular republi-
can ticket and is now supporting
the new party.
The Idaho Poston is the name
of new Swedish newspaper
just launched at Idaho Falls. 1t
is printed in the Swede language
and we are unable to read it we
will not attempt pass an opinion
upon it.
The state board of equaliza-
ton fixed the assessment on
common sheep at $500 a head, a
reduction of IL cents, and com
mon stock cattle at $500, a re-
duction of $3.50. Other stock
remains the same as last year.
Custer Encampment No. 10,
l. o. o. F., last Wednesday eve
ming elected Robt. Morrison, ].
L. Ebberts and VIM. Elder as
delegates to the Grand Encamp-
ment to be held at Nampa on
Oct. 18th, and Thos. Jose, D. d.
G. P.
NOTICE. Owners of horses
running on the Antelope valley
range will on Saturday, Sept.
18th, 1904, meet at the Pat.
Lynch ranch in Antelope valley,
for the purpose of gathering and
branding stock. By order JON
athan Job, President of Associa-
ton, L. H. Johnston, Sec'y.
Pahsamaroi valley will hold
one days horse races at May on
Thursday, Sept. %, as follows :
440 Yard Dash-Purse $35. 90.
1st horse $500; End horse SO.
Free for Custer county, Pah-
samaroi and Lost River bred
horses.
One Half Mile Dash. Purse
$500. 1st horse $500. End
horse $1,000. Free for all B.
year-olds.
600 Yard Dash. Purse $4,000.
1st horse $25.OO. 2nd horse SIS.
Free for all horses.
On Monday night during a
racket at Baker l. M. Williams
was stabbed by a man named
Allen. His injuries although
painful are not considered seri-
Gus, and consist of a deep cut in
the shoulder, one in the lip and
third in the region of the
stomach. The wounds were
dressed by DIR. Whitwell, who
left the injured man resting com
fortably. Sheriff Wright was
/ l. 4
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

MANY IdmllleS are moving to
Challis to send their children to
school.
Valentine Maelzer was over
from May last Thursday on land
business.
Thos. Barbeau and wife of
Clayton visited in Challis Wedn-
esday last.
Fowler's orchestra of Salmon
will furnish music for the race
dances this week.
The republican county con-
vention for Custer county will be
held at Mackay Sept. 29th.
The placer camp Warrens was
wiped out by fire last week. The
loss is estimated at 500, 200.
There is an effort being made
to annex the Challis creek school
district to Challis School Dist.
No. /.
District Court convenes in
Challis next Thursday. 1t will
undoubtedly be very brief ses-
sion as there is little business on
the docket.
County Attorney Neil of Ada
county was in Challis last Fri
day on business, and on Satur-
day morning departed for Sal
mon City.
Arrivals at the New Challis
House: Chas. F. Neal, Boise,
Ida, w. w. Hendricks, Salt
Lake, Utah, Gina Geertson, Sal
mon, Ida, May Hardy, Idaho
Falls, Idaho.
Felix Paul, Arthur Gayle, Roy
Chivers and Amos Leaton de-
parted for Pocatello Thursday
evening to attend school at the
State Academy, and Leslie
Dodge left on the same stage TO
attend High School at Boise.
Vermont went republican last
week, shouts the republican
newspapers. That is nothing
new. When did it ever go demo-
cratic ? Arkansas went demo
cratic last week, and that is not
strange is it
There are several horses be-
ing trained here for the Challis
races next Thursday and Friday.
1t is reported that horses will
also be here from Montana, Sal
mon, Pahsamaroi and Big Lost
river valley.
AS the time for the county
conventions draw near candidat-
es for the various offices bob up
galore. Sheriff appears co be
the favorite, and there are no
less than ten candidates seeking
nomination for this position at
this time with other precincts to
hear from.
Captain Lusk and party were
in Challis the fore part of last
week en- route for Wilson creek,
where they recently discovered
several valuable gold quartz
claims that show high values in
the yellow metal and good big
lodges. Mr.. Lusk contemplateS
soon installing a quartz mill on
the property. He says that is
the richest mineral region that
he ever visited.
The machinery for the new
smelter at Seafoam has arrived
at Ketchum and is being hauled
to the mines. This is good news
to the numerous claims owners
in that region. Seafoam and
Sheep Mountain have been
known for years to be u vast
and rich mineral section, and
has mineral locations by the
hundreds, but the owners have
been unable to work thcm on ac-
count of the enormous taanspor-
tation charges on ores and sup
plies. With the installation of %
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
.aScOm House
Cd Cd Oh

IE WILLOW CREEK RANCHs
Dickey, idaho.
le last stopping place before
sing the mountain passes on
way from Mackay to the Sal
River Valleys.
e are sparing no pains to
eAour house the best travel
Nome in Central Idaho. Our
IS are Reasonable.
e. w. BASCOM, Prop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Democratic Primaries
and County Convention.

Pursuant to the order of the
County Central Committee of the
Democratic party, notice is here
by given that the Primary cleo
tions will be held in the several
precincts of Custer county on
Monday, Oct. 3rd, eO4,
for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Democratic County
Convention, to be held at
CHALLIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 1904,
at q O'clock P. NJ,
at which convention candidates
for the following offices are to be
nominated, viz
State Senator.
Representative in the Legisla-
ture.
Sheriff.
Assessor and EX-OfficiO Tax
Collector.
Probate Judge.
Treasurer and Ex- -Officio Pub
lie Administrator.
County Attorney.
Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Coroner.
Surveyor.
Three County Commissioners.
Justices of the Peace and Con
stables of the several precincts.
The following precincts are
entitled to the following number
of delegates in said convention:
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
L IN EWS
ldIIlS House
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New Challis House is strict
v First Glass hotel, and the
ais and Accommodations can
be surpassed in the county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

TIes going out on the stages
II find this "a convenient hotel
stop at. as the drivers board
Ice. Meals always promptly
time. Located one door
st of the telephone Office.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

Nd and Lodging at reasonable
lies. The tables are always
'Applied with the best the
rket affords. Good acom-
dations for travelling men
] the public.
pod Sample Rooms for
hmercial men. x x X
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-17
NEW HAVEN POLICE.
Few Specific Charges Made Against
 the Department.

New Haven, June 1.-The police de partment investigation from when much interesting information was ex- pected, began last night and proved uisappolnting so far as anything spe- clnc In the nature of charges against the department is concerned. The in- vesugation commission appointed by Mayor Studley comprises ex-Judge Lynde Harrison, Prof Henry w. Rog- CTS and George B. Martin
 Clarence Deming admitted that he had nothing in the way of criticism of the efficiency of the department or any member of 1t to allege. His criticism of the police commission was that the appointment of men from the civil ser vice eligible list has been iii rotation. He contended that this was not ac- cording to the spirit of the civil ser- vice principle, but indicated that poli- ties influenced the appointments.
 Prof Charles B. Richards. who has been one of the critics of the police, was not present at the hearing. but two letters from him were read in which he stated that since the attack was made on his daughters he has become convinced that there has been insuf- hcient police protection In that neigh borhood He had no specific charge to make against any of tue force.
 i,r Yandell Henderson Of the Yale Medical school, who has made criti- cism of the department. was called. He condemned the manner in which the case of Augusta Peterson was han dled by Detective McGrath in several particulars and told LOW differently a private detective whom he had en- gagged had worked on the case. He also referred in criticism to the attitude of Captain Henry S. Cowies of the detec- tive bureau and less severely referred to two members of the uniformed po- lice. However, Dr Henderson made no direct charge of inefficiency
 Judge Harrison then read com munication signed by Joseph Porter, Yandeli Henderson. Charles $. DeFor- est and Charles F. Kent suggesting that the commission look into the re- cent ~ool room raids by the state police here. the enforcement of the Sunday law. and that inquiry be made as to political influence within the depart ment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-17
FRIGHTFULLY BURNED.

New Haven, June 17.-Mrs James Shanley, who resides at 1SO Hamilton street, was seriously and perhaps fa- tally burned about the waist and head yesterday morning by the explosion of q lamp. Mrs Shanley had put out the lamp by blowing into the chimney, the flame causing the explosion. It was stated at the New Haven hospital that she was in q very critical condition. Mrs Shanley was saved from immedi- ate death by Frank Kelley, who is en- ployed at F. J. Kelly & Co.'S store. He heard her screams and with the assist ance of blanket he extinguished the flames.