Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-05-24

GONE Down. On the 18th, the Oregon
TranscoE tinental stock went suddenly down.
Some attribute this to the fact that Wizards
report of his visit to the west after view
ing the situation was not all satisfactory.
Master Lucius Mcclure has been reported
dangerously i'll with the typhoid fever.
They have telegraphed for his mother, who
has been visiting in California for the past
thre. weeks She is expected to-day's
steamer, i'll company with DR.. Kelly.
NORMAL ScHooL.-We learn that Mr.
Gardiner is going to make hearty effort to
hold teachers institute liz Lewiston the
last week of August as kind of sequel to
his normal school. Of course it will be free
to all. His normal begins on June 4th.
Mr.. Erickson who is engaged in the lum-
Der business north Of Lewiston arrived on
the steamer on Monday. lie infc.me us
that he hal made arrangements below and
ordered 80 horse power steam saw mill. to
be put In place Of the one he now has in use.
News reaches us that ''Colfax is in dis
pair" York is stopped on the railroad
grade and the force is moved away and that
Mcconnell tries to talk and act brave, but
| that it is the act Of desperation. He fore
sees but dim prospect for railroad to
Moscow.
WOULD DE CAPTIvATED.-IfJ Jay Gould or
Vanderbilt was to visit us they would be-
come 50 enthusiastic over Seattle's prospects
that they would want to buy the entire city
for speculative purposes, and it is possible
that they own a goodly slice Of it already.
Seattle Herald.
The Boise Statesman tells Mcconnell to
'leave the county seat at Lewiston, where
it belongs, and come to Boise City next scs-
siou and we will try to help you through
with better bill" This means that Nc
was played at the last session by being in
duced to accept an amendment to his bill
that made it good for nothing
WISER CITY LETrER-The letter We
publish to-day from Weiser City is from
gentleman whose opinions ought to have
weight and who has been seeking the facts
from the most reliable sources to be found
on .he route between here aud Weiser City
They confirm what we have before claimed
to-wit, that if the survey down Snake to
Lewiston proves practicable the Q L will
come to Lewiston.
SCHOOL ELECTION AT the school election
held on Monday to oh ose two directors in
place of c. p. C,hurn AMI NJ. A. Kelly,
whose term OF office expire, the following
was the vote: II. J. Monroe. 70; J. p. Noll-
mer. 20; c. p. Coburn, 50; NJ. A. Kelly. IL;
G c. Bunnell. s; J. w. Poe, and A. Nc
Gregor l. Resulting in the chd,e Of r. j..
Monroe aud J. =. Vollmer as the successors
of c. z. Coburn and NJ. A. Kelly.
The Boise Statesman now admits that it
Encouraged the Nez Perez county seat, so as
to divert the members from, Nez Perez from
considering the annexation question, and as
much a. says that the passage of the county
seat bill was purchased at the expense of the
annexation memorial, and Mcconnell was
the chief fugleman in engineering the bargain
If this be he certainly has no desire that
North Idaho should become part Of the
State of Washington.
Lieuallen is said to have given Mr.. Evans
the county auditor, as authority for his
statement about the P"tlatch road. Mr.
Evans says publicly that he has never spok-
en- nor written any such matter in reference
to the rv.latch road, but has ever i'll speak
ing Or writing up.a the Su" iect claimed 1T
to b. a good road, as he mad learned the
facts from those who examined it. IT Mr..
Liedal!en has any proof. verbal or otherwise
of What he is reported to have alleged, let
him produce said proof.
Milt. Kelly, of the Statesman, after having
fraterIised with Mcconnell when he was in
Bong and gave him aid and suc,or i'll his
paper in securing tue bill for the relocation
Of the county seat. now turns and condemns
McC"nnelrs 'hizarre production of printed
s"phstry and rencled caricsture," he
terms McConnelfs lithograph of Lewiston
and its public buildings, aud then adds, "'ro
what will men not descend when cent rolled
| tx,o |, III. Al.
Nc s game is not going to win, is now ready
to turn traitor to Mcdonnell and Lurrah for
our slie.