Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-07-05

all the Omaha papers struck tor an ad-
vance in the price of composition from
32 TO 35 cents per 900 ems. The pro-
prietors offer 33 cents, and the papers will
all be published in reduced proportion,
tomorrow.
New YORK, June 29.-Nearly all the
business men, including liquor and ciga,
dealers, to-day refused to take trade dol.
lars. 1t is expected this general action
will drive the coin out Of the city in q
very short time. The Merchants Ex.
change brought about the change. Bul.
lion dealers are not willing to pay over
So cents for trade dollar, except to FIJI
out of town orders. These orders have
been for speculative purposes None were
received to-day, showing that the move
ment in this city has extended quite lib
orally throughout the country. There
are $4,000, 900 of these coins out, which
the Government will not take except al
bullion.
A band of Nez Perez squaws were
quite an attraction on the street yesterday
as they went from store to store on shop
ping expedition. They were neatly dressed
some with shoes on, all hooded with many
colored Aandkcrchiefs, most Of them
young and good-looking, and all detected
and spirit broken. The hazard Of war
with the whites, or rather the attempt to
murder everybody in North Idaho, led
by Chief Joseph, was no good for the
poor children of the forest The Indian
women are some of the captivcs sent to
the Indian Territory three years ago,
and received permission from their Uncle
Samuel to return to the homes of their
fathers and the land of their BIRTH
Idaho Democrat, June 9th.
SAN Francisco, June 2S.-Three
thousand Chinese laborers, employed Oh
the Oregon and California railroad, have
struck for an advance in wages from 81
to 81 IS day. The strike began last
week, every Chinaman quitting at Civ
en- hour. They will listen to nothing ex-
cept 81 25, and all attempts to coax OF
compromise have been rejected. The
contractors are now trying to starve
their stubborn workmcn into subjcction,
but without success. Chinese bosses
here say the advance will have to be paid
as there is such demand for laborers in
that section that men will have no trou.
BILE in getting work elsewhere. They al
so state that there never has been an un
successful strike by Cinnamon on the Pa
cifc Coast.
SEATTLE, June 28.-Thc Indians o.
the lower Sound, along the Skagit, hav,
for some years prevented a government
survey of valuable timber lands abov,
the confluence of the Sank and the Ska
git, and in the neighborhood of the Ska
git mines. Recently the surveyor-gen
eral gave contract for surveying thret
townships there, but upon reaching tn.
scene OF operation the party was met BY
Indians, who declared they should Kill
the whites, should they cndeavor to d,
the work. The Indians off the reserva
ton arc joining the Skagit tribe, 20 tha
there are about 200 who will resist tn,
surveying party. The surveyor VII,
has the contract to do the work came t,
Seattle 10 get assistance to protect him
self and men while in the mountains.
CHICAGO, June 28.-The Indian,
now at Washington, according to spe
cial, are enjoying an exceedingly higl
time. Those with chief Moses together
with their interpreter, quaffee deeply O.
the deletrious 6re-water last night, anC
caused considerable axiety to the Indiar
officers. Commissioner Price asked il
no would prosecute the men who sole
them liquor, and he answered: ~ triec
that once in this town and | never viii
attempt it again. don't believe their i.
enough Of virtue and intelligence in Thu
town to convict man for selling liquor
to the Indians, and l would like to &c,
upon platform and tell the people 20
We had clear case the last time, but i,
was lost by pe1ured testimony. A man
that will sell liquor to an Indian will lie
as ! have always maintained"
SENrENcED.-Ezra Snodderly wal
taken into court this morning and sen
fenced by the judge to be hanged by tn.
neck, until he is dead, DEAD, DEAD
The prisoner received his tentcnce with
supreme indifference rcmarking to an Of
ficcr that he did not have to die but once
At half past three this afternoon, jane.
+. MCPHERSON was taken into court, and
through his attorneys, made q motion
tor new trial which was overruled. Be.
fore proaouncing the sentence of death
the court commanded the prisoner to rise
to his feet, and state, if any, what legal
reason there was against sentence being
passed upon him. In a trembling voice
Mcpherson said he knew Of no legal rea.
sou, but before God, he knew nothiny.oi
the murder until the morning of The
18th of July. Sentence was then passed
upon him and he was conducted to the
Jail. Owenby has not yet been sea-
fenced. The great tragedy is approach
ing the final act when the three principal