Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-07-12
GENERAL NEWS.

i'm, of the 9TH, twenty four hours in ad
vance of the mail on Monday, from which
We extract the following news:
WASHINGTON, July 6,-As a result
of conference with Secretary Teller to
day Chief Moses agrees to surrender hi
reservation in Washington Territory and
settle with his people On the Colyille res
ervation adjoining Chief Tomaskat, who
represents the Indians now on the Col
vile reservation, was present at the con
ference, and agreed to receive Moses and
his people. Chief Thomaskat requested
Secretary Teller to erect upon the Colvillt
reservation sawmill, gristmill and schoo
house, and furnish physician for tho
Indians. Chief Moses gave notice tina,
he would expect compensation for rein
gushing the reservation 1t is expected
that an agreement between the Govern
ment and Chief Moses will result in
throwing open for settlement 100000
of acres.
srRAGrE, July 5.--[special] This
morning about $50 O'Clock fire was
discovered in small building in the rear
Of the Willard hotel. The fire spread
rapidly, and in few minutes the Willard
hotel was sheet of flame. The fremen
worked with will to stop the progress
of the fire, but Notwithstanding their eff
forts the entire block, with the exception
of the store of G. Kinncar & Co., was
burned to the ground. The fire crossed
the street, to the passenger depot and the
Sprague hotel, which are also total loss.
Following are the principal losers A. |.
Newman x Co., building and stock, S15,-
900, insured for $1,000, companies not
known; Dodge Bros, unfinished building
$4,000, no insurance; Brewer & Layton,
Sprague hotel, partially insured; Il. NJ.
Kinncar 4 Co., Willard house, $4,000,
insured for $4,000 in the Metropole of
Paris; Charles Rasch, Sprsgue beer hall,
81 200, Insured for 81 900 in the New
Orleans Fire Insurance Co.; p. Comasky,
building, 81 900, insured for $500 in the
London aud Northwestern; William Park
ms, restaurant, $500, no Insurance; VIM,
G. Kopkc, $3.50, fully insured in the
Watertown Insurance Company. Several
guests Of the Willard house were more or
less injured by burns and in jumping
from windows into the street, but none
fatally. The locomotive of the up pas
senger train, while passing the fire caught
the telegraph wire, which had fallen down
tearing the head light from the engine
and throwing several persons to the ground
Fortunately none were seriously injured
The origin of the fire is unknown.
ASTORIA, July 6.-[Special. THE
citizens committee continue the work of
purging the city, This morning the fol-
lowing unwelcome visitors, many of whom
had failed to respond affirmatiyely to the
notification of the committee, were escort
ed to the steamer and informed in most
emphatic manner that the climate of As
toria would not be a healthy one for them
if they returned. Their names are: John
Simpson, VIM. Murphy, Chas Lewis,
Il. j. Frazer, Chas. Cook, NJ. L. Green,
John Kelly, James Kelly, James Forest,
John Jones, VIM. johnson alias Buck
Finn, Fred. Richardson, George Savage,
Jack Sullivan and George Blyc Some
Of the above, am informed, were taken
by the committee to a remote spot and
soundly logged before their departure,
their refusal to obey the notice to quit
by the committee having been attended
with aggravating circumstances. The
met in elaboration again this
evening, and it is said will make some
disposition of nine OF ten other equally
worthless characters who prey on society;
men who never do an honest days work,
who live off of the poor unfortunate pros
.itutes and who lay in wait to rob and
'windle every hard workman who comes
nto their clutches out of the reward of
his honest labor.
SEATTLE, July CA company with
IN abundance of capital is being formed
here for the purpose of handling large
mount of eastern Washington grain this
ALL The company will erect warehouses
nd expect to load at least twelve or fifteen
|eep water ships, Arrangements are
bout perfected for hauling 10000 tons
t eastern Washington wheat immediate
Y upon the completion of the Northern
'acifc this fall.
New YORK, july 6.-[Special] Bar
liver, l0a; money, u; Governments, ir-
OCULAR; stocks, firm; Western Union, s4s;
'acifc, AN: Wells, Fargo 4 Co., %;
lew York Central, 20l; Erie, 31s: Pan.