Wednesday. November 21, 1900
THE SUMPTER MINER
COUNCIL DECLINES.
Will Not Stand for a Nomina
ting Convention.
The city councl.il helJ a meeting Sntur
diy evening, but transacted very little
business. Its time was taken up with a
request from a number of citizens that a
mass meeting be called for the purpose of
placing In nomination a non-partisan
ticket for the coming municipal election.
The council very properly decided that
such action would be wholly without 'ts
jurisdiction and declined to comply with
the request.
Candidates will therefore have to be
placed on the ticket in the same way as
has heretofore been the custom. All that
is necessary is to file with the recorder
within five days of the election a petition
signed by ten voters and you can enter the
stirring career of practical politics, office
seeking.
This being the easy case, It is said that
many will try their luck at the uncertain
game.
It is reported and generally credited,
that there is a move on foot to put a
straight republican ticket In the field,
headed with Tom McEwen, for mayor.
The purpose of such a move Is difficult to
divine, for even on a party light tills town
Is democratic, and many good citizens are
opposed to drawing party lines in munic
ipal elections.
There will undoubtedly be a non-partisan
ticket in the field. A persistent effort
is being made tn induce J. H. Robbins to
run for nrjyor. He lias not yet definitely
decided what he will do, though It Is very
probable that lie will yield to the strong
influence now being exerted to this end.
For minor offices there is no dearth of
candidates. For the position of marshal
there are a dozen men in this camp who
are in the hands of their friends.
Smelter for Seven Devils.
A private letter was received in this city
yesterday from a gentleman associated
with Huston and Seven Devils Copper
company, which is operating a large group
of cl.iims in the mining distilct of that
name, which gives some important In
formation. The letter states that tills
company Is "busy on the completion of
Hie railroad and the development of the
properties, in order to have a large output
when they erect a smelter." There lias
been considerable talk aueut tills smelter
proposition, brought about by the fact
that the company's holdings are not of
large value without this adjunct and,
while tills is recognized by the people
forming the corporation, yet no immediate
steps towards such installation is to be
made this season. Theie must be much
more work done before a smelter could
properly be operated in thatsection,though
when that development is accomplished it
will warrant one of the largest smelting
plants In the United States. Boise
Statesman.
Bogus Gold Specimen Bunco.
The police department made an Import
nut capture yesterday in the person of
Thomas Taylor, who was held in Judge
Merrick's court on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and Is now
in the county jail, from whence he was
but a few days since discharged, having
served time for a disturbance he had
raised in Chin Man Sui's place some time
since. After the Issuance of the warrant
as above It was found that he had com
mitted a much more serious crime coun
terfeitingwhich is punishable b Im
prisonment for not less than one or more
than fourteen years. Taylor is known
abouUown as a mining man, adlcted to
the morphine habit, with a not too savory
reputation with the police, though none
of them ever believed him capable of his
present ctime. The complaining witness
Is Charles Granholm, who swore that de
fendant borrowed from him the sum of
$10, securing him In the loan by the de
posit of four pieces of quartz, literally
"lousy with gold" some of the most
handsome specimens ever seen In this
city. The "gold" was a counterfeit,
worth probably $20 a carload, and It Is
to the charge of counterfeiting, probably,
that Taylor will have to answer, as
Section 7035 of the revised statutes of
Idaho distinctly denominates as for
gery any utterance of bogus money, gold
dust, concentrates, or quartz. When ar
rested and searched there was found upon
the man $3.3; hi cash, a number of papers,
and when Chief Francis compelled him to
take off his sines a broken package of
diamond dye, of a golden color, was touud
hidden therein. Boise Statesman.
Cassidy Arrested on Two More Charges.
Henry F. Cassidy was arrested Satur
day evening on warrants sworn out by
Letsou Kalliet on two charges of criminal
libel, one growing out of an article ap
pearing in the Herald under Cassldy's
management, and the other for the circu
lation of a handbill on Saturday, attack
ing the plaintiff over his, Cassldy's, s.g
nature. Immediately after his arrest Cas
sidy was arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Messlck and waived examination.
He was held to answer with bonds fixed
at 5250 on each charge. J. H. Paiker
and Win. Pollinnn went his security.
This makes three different charges of libel
on which Mr. Cassidy lias been arrested
and admitted to ball. The circuit court
convenes a week from today and as crim
inal cases are the first called for trial, it Is
possible these libel suits will be disposed
of early In the week. Baiter City Re
publican. Red, White and Blue Mill in Operat'on.
R. M. Wilson, of the Red, White and
Blue group of mines, has been in the city
the past few days on business connected
with his property. Mr. Wilson's prop
erty is situated 30 miles south of Baker
City and is making a fine showing. He
says he is preparing to commence exten
sive development work as soon as winter
Is over. 'I here is a mill on the property
which will be operated all winter, and the
work now under way will be steadily
prosecuted. Republican.
Rocky Mountain Scenery By Day Light.
Day light stop over at Niagara Falls.
Through first-class loutlst sleeper from
Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston,
New York and other eastern points via
Rio Grande Western (Great Salt Lake
Route), Denver Kt Rio Grande, C. R. I.
& P. and Illinois Central to Chkago,
connecting in the Union Depot with Mich
igan Central's similar car lor points east.
For full particulars call on or address,
It. H. TRUMBULL,
Com'l Agent Ills. Cent. R. R.
421 Third St., Portland, Oregon.
THE
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