Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19
MITCHELL CHOSEN SENATOR.

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MITCHELL CHOSEN SENATOR.
| A dispatch was received here last night
dated Salem, Nov. 18th. that Mitchell had
boon chosen senator to congress by the Ore
gon legislature, receiving seventeen ma jorty
democrats voting for him,
john Bnrk, banker Of this place, received
| a telegram from Mandam Of Nov. II, which
stated that VIM. Masteraon, who was re.
ported as having been Enng by vigilance
! committee, Was in good health on the day Of
the dispatch,
The Chinese of Ne- York have sent reso.
buttons of thanks to President Cleveland for
his prompt order given to protect thu Chi
nese in the United States, and pletlging
their obedi nee to the laws OF the United
States.
JOS Grief of Unio' town, W T. upon the
finishing of MS new dwelling gave grand
ball one week from last Wednesday evening
About thirty couple participated. The
par icipants enjoyed themselves hugely
Some of The Tacomates and Seattlcites
have just found ont that the y. S. criminal
laws extend over the Territory of Washing
ton. They will have to seek another
country before they get beyond Uncle Sans
jurisdiction.
L. S. Marshal Dubois arrived here on
Friday last to attend to his duties during
the present term Of the District Court. He
locks a little thin in flesh, but is the same
genial and prompt officer in tie discharge Of
the duties of his office
The Northern Pacific surveyors after 10
or | days work reached Pennington on the
I ,,rhs "a H. a
Posi-; they cane from Marshall. via. Spangie
and Rosala to Pine Creek, thence up Pine
Creek to Farmington.
The new warehouse built on Snake River
of late, by NJ. Cahicl, and also cal ed
Gaoie.'s Landing, SO rods below Steptoe is
spoken Of by many as being a good ware
house and that The water is a sufficient
depth SO rs 70 allow steamers to LAID at ali
stages Of the river.
The term Of the district court in Idaho
| county just closed. disposed Of several civil
eases, tried one murder case and discharged
the accused, end one case for grand larceny
and found the accused guilty and sentenced
the prisoner to 7 years in the pentintiary.
A whskey listllery will SION he under
construction at Uniontown, 10000 feet of
lumber j. already engaged. They intend
The propretors are A. J. Winner, j, Il.
Willsey, Peter Jacobs and Jos. Greif
LIEUT.. D. G, Pearson p st quartermaster
at " ala Walla. arrived here on Monday.
en- route to Fort Lapwai, for the purpose Of
turning over the buildings aud other prop
erty to the interior department for the
benefit Of an Indian Training school
On Nov l6, Hpnry Rinehart was appoint.
i,.l u 1. NJ.
ut the Land office at LaGrand Oregon Mr..
Clubhouse was the first teacher of the public
school of the city of Portland aud aided
much in the organization Of the system in
| that city. in opposition to the efforts of tn.
Ore9onian under 7. }. Dryer, as editor,
ani the Hon. Mr.. Stark, now Ex-senator
of the state of Oregon.
Capt. Pearson, Q NJ. at Fort Walls
Walla, arrived in this city on Mondays
boat and in company with G. +. Nonteith,
Indian agent at Neg Ferce Agency, proceed
ed to Fort Lapwai Tuesday morning. The
transfer Of all improveme IS at the garrison
was then made to the Interior Department
agent Monteith receiving the same. It is
the intention of the Interior Department to
establish large Indian industrial school at
sail point and to that end will make
necessary repairs and alterations and adapt
the bull llngs to school use.
The Palouse Ncirs marked an article on
the out side of its issue of the 18th on the
railroad situation, we suppose for us to
notice The TELLER in the main fully
comedies with the opinion expressed in the
article, that railroad extending north and
south through the wheat belt from, the Sl,o.
kane to Clearwater was the road needed for
the people, This was fully set forth in the
articles of Incorporation of the Idaho, Clear
water aid Montana transportation Co, soon
after tn N p. had determined to build
from AinswHrth east via. the Pen d'Orelle.
The situation is as important now as then.
We received letter from the secretary
of the Vancouver board Of trade, with the
request that We present its contents to
the board of trade at Lewiston, if we had
one, and to the city council, requestir.
they designate at what point they desired
the convention, on the subject of Column
hia river improvements, to meet and send
delegates. We had board of trade once
but its organization has practice: lily died out,
and we sent the communication to the
city council by the Mayor. who presented
it, with the request tina the council take
action in the matter. They laid the mat
ter on the table, for what reason the
minutes of their proceedings do not dis.
close. BY enquiry we Learn that our peo-
pie generally apporve Of the Dalles as the
place for the convention and approve of
the object sought by the conven ION. but
it is doubtful if they send delegate I'm.
less some one goes at his own charges.
Feeble health has disabled us personally
from taking the active movements IN the
matter, which our inclination would
prompt.