Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-27
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Gen. Buell. died April 2lst, at Sara
toga.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The House
committee OH Territories agreed to re.
port favorably to the House the bill
providing for organization of the judi.
cial district Of Alaska and establish
ment Of civil government there.
CHICAGO, April 2O.-A Washington
special says Bentley and Jameson, the
Evangelists, visited Guiteau yesterday.
Tho three knelt together in the cell
and prayed, Guiteau WINGED when
al!usion was made to his sudden and
imminent death.
At pm, a terrible tornado struck
Brownsville, demolishing over so hous-
es in the heart of the towu, including
the City Hotel and main business
houses. The following persons are
known to be killed: Claus Meyer,
merchant; James Miller, John Scriggs,
Mr. Arthur, of Pittsburg, Penn, and
Richard Furguson, city marshal Con
White is believed to have been killed
also. Thirty others are reported more
or less injured, many Of them fatally.
Thursday night as two soldiers, SEN
fenced to four years each at Alcatraz
island, we're seated in a car at the de-
pot, one of them, named Duffy, man.
aged to clude the vigilance Of the
guard having them in charge, and
freed himself of his shackles. When
the train started he jumped from the
car and started on run for more con.
genial climes. The guard fired few
shots in the direction of the fleeing
man, but failed to stop him, and he is,
up to the present time, at large
Union, April %.
1t is more than probable that the
President will send message to Con.
gress recommending tina. the law regu-
latlng the use of posse comitatus be
amended so as to allow the President
compleee authority to suppress lawless.
ness in any State or Territory when
local authorities are powerless. The
question of the power of the President
to employ posse co,nitatus 10 suppress
cowboys in Arizona is now under con
sideration of the Attorney General, and
the message 10 question will be mainly
based upon his conclusions in the
premises.
! SEDALlA, April l9.-Reports reach
ed here last night q tornado STRUCK
Montrose at $50 pm, yesterday, dis
troying 10 dwelling and four churches
No lives we're lost. A school hous,
four miles east Of Montrose was blown
and oil the inmates more or less injur
cd. Two little sons of John Fairy, i
is supposed fatally. One child va
blown across 20 acre field and lodget
in an apple tree uninjured. Two mel
in an adjacent field were blown over
hedge fence 10 feet high and both ser
iously injured. The storm is said t,
have reached as far as Appleton City
and blown down houses at Clinton. 4
heavy hail stor@ prevailed and all tn
! windows facing the west were broken
At one place bail fell as large as COOS
eggs. At Holden number of house
were blown down and others badl
dam ged. No lives are reported 10
SALT LAKE, April l8.-The hint
dropped during the recent conference
of the Mormon church were acted upoI
to-day, the burden of all discourses il
the tabernacle being that saints mus
not trade with or patronise in any wa,
Gentiles. who are blamed for the lat
anti. Morm,n religion. The policy j
) openly deprecated by conservative Mo,
mons, who will pay no attention to it
: but the frantic masses are certain b
: obey the counsel, aud the consequence
) doubtless will be financial trouble. l
! is said the Gentle merchants will Re
} taliate by discharging all Mormon en-
ployes and buying nothing of saint
: that they can avoid. If the lines ar
closely drawn in this matter. much m
noyance to both parties must ensue q
neither can get along without the Other
: --Mormons being laborers. gardener
. and farmers, and the Gentiles havin
the money. Glass feeling seems to b
{ growing more bitter daily, shown
itself thoroughly in trade and society
People are becoming anxious for tn
. appointment of commissioners. Unde
: the Kdmunds Law the registration f.
the next election must be concisded th
first week in June, aud it Is feared th
. coumiasieaers will not arrive 10 atten