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

DEPARTMENT or INTERIOR,
General Land O.Lce.
Washington, ID. G., Oct. "a, 50.
y \ :, G .da j, 3 eial Agent,
G. L. o. Lewiston, Idaho Sir: | am
in receipt o. your letter Of the 3rd
ult., >sating that rye numh rs
Of pre-emption aud commuted homestcads
claimants mortgage their lands On the
day Of ihal proof 10 obtain money to pay
for The same. etc.
You are informed that all couveyances
or agreements to sell or transfer pre- emp
ton. c'.mmuted home Stead, aud other
conditional claims, before patent Is issued,
are in fraud OF law, and tht the practice
OF ex cutting powr Of sale mortgages is
mere evasion Of thc prohibition against
nation, and that such evA-ive mort
Cages as well as all uther convcyan 'es are
: to the validity Of an entry. No
legal title or claim.caa pass or be secured
by any Conveyance, whether BY mort
gage or otherwise, Of lands embraced ID
impatient d homestead or pre-emptior
entries, and the transferee or mortgage
of su h claims cannot be reco ,.nized il
any manner as having any right, iatcres
or claim in such land.
The honiesesd act prohibits alienati. l
before patent, and section 1896 Resiset
Statutes makes void all incumbrances t,
secure debts contracted prior to patents
and applies to debts contracted for TIL
purpose Of ''payin.. for the land as vel
as debts contracted for any ether purpose
The pre- emition law prohibits con
vey nce- or agreements TO convey title
and section 2263 makes all assi-bment
AID transfers before patents ahsclutel
null aud void.
. Yoa should thoroughly investigate Al
com nuted homestead aad pre- emptiel
entries. and obtain all the facts respect
ing transfers or agreement to transfer b.
any form Of conveyance, whether b.
mortgage or otherwise, and the connec
ton with the making or procur-men
,f the entries of the parties furnishing c
procuring the furnishing Of the money
as well as other facts respecting the coz
duet st entrynen in the matter Of res
dence, Improvement and cultivation
,hosing th, bona fide or trauauleu
character Of the entries.
Registers aud Receivers aud other Of
icers taking proofs should closely queI
ton and cross examine parties and vi
, nesses relative to the statements oifere
: in their proofs, and also whether eatr,
men have conveyed, Transferred, assisI
ed, or mortgaged the claims or land, 4
ayr I'D or arranged to do so You wi
# instruct all such officers accordingly.
You will exercise special vigilance i
the investigation Of all such transferre
! claims.
Respectfully,
VIM. A. j. SPARKS,
l
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19
BACK from THH GRAVE.

PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 10.-About
fourteen months ago Joseph Dyer, sgsl
20 years. of Cape Elizabeth, was throwa
frcn . wagon and was picked up dead,
as supposed. The DOLBY was inferred Z
Evergreen cemetery. A short time ago
his parents we're warned that hs ~ss
alive and well, and would soon Be homo.
The coffin was ..cxhumed, and whsa il
was about being opened, At the Dyer
residence, young Dyer walked into The
house and said, when he saw Whist was
beisg done: "Don't open it, for here ]
am" His appearance, - may we'll b
supposed, caused an exciting scene. It =
supposed that medical students dug up
the body for the purpose Of disssctiss,
found Oyer alive, and treated him untl
he thoroughly recovered. The yoasg
man remembers nothing Of what tosk
place while in the doctors hands.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19
T
! E'cc;tenent in Southern Ore10n.
Commissioner

Eccitenent IN Southern oregon.
Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity Of Empire City by the re-
narkable cure Of james Curtis, who has
been suffering from Kidney disease for
six years He had become entirely
helpless and was given up to die by AL.
Four packages OF the Oregon Kidney
Tea restored him to complete healtI. and
yigor. For sale by all druggists. Smell.
lIeitshu & Woodard wholesale agents. 8
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19

Col +. A. Wall came dowa from Hal.
ley last Thursday evening on his way to
Salt Lake, and registered at the Dewey
House as follows: "E. A. WALL wife
and child and four other wivca" He
left in company with five ladies Friday
mor.iug aud We respectfully call the -
ten,iou OF the proper authorities to The
above facts. .-Shosh0ne Journal.
A. Wall is an uncsmpromising anti
Mormon we. infer that the ssothee foas
wives" belonged te other parties.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19

IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
DEPARTMENT or INTERIOR, J

We find the following ia the Idaho
Dem s'5.a.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint? Shiluhs Vitahxer is guar
anteed to cure you. For sale by Dr. Monkey.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. made miserable by
that terrible cough shilohs cure is the ieme-
NV foryo Sold by lr. M"x!ey
CaIaRRH CURED. health and sweet
breaih secured. by >hiloh's Catat7h Remeiy
pties 5i cents Nasal injector free. For sale
by DR.. Moxley
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19
rARMEKs AND MRCaAxlcs.

Save money and Doctor bills. Relieve yons
sothsrs, wives and sisters by timely purchase
II Dr. Bossnk"'s Cough aud Lung syrup. bsss
known remedy for CoSShs. Colds, Csoup aDa
.Broachi4l Affections. Relieves ohildsen 81
Group in one night, may save yoa husdfsAs II
dollars. Price Sets and 81. Samplss fiss.
sold BY Dr.. Mexlsy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-11-19
4 APrettyWoman' S Secret.

Fear Of discovery, when she resorts to
false hair and dyes, Is n source Of con-
slant anxiety TO her. The very persons
from whom she most desires TO hide the
waning Of her charms are the ones most
likely to make the discovery. But there
IA no reason why she should not regain
and retain all the beauty of hair that was
her pride in youth. Let her use AYERS
HAIR NiGoR, aud, not only will her hair
cease to fall out, but a new growth will
appear where the scalp has been denuled;
and locks that are turning gray. or have
actually grown white, will return TO their
pristine freshness and brilliancc Of color.
AYERS HAIR NIGOR cures
Hereditary Badness.
GEORGE MAYER, Fldtonid. 7erds, was
bald ut 23 years OF nge. rs his ancestors
had been for several generations. One
bottle OF HAIR EIGOR started u growth OF
soft, downy hair Nil over his scalp. which
soon became thick, long, and vigorous.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
A MIsapprehension,

An instance of the ease with which
a newspaper can be mistaken comes
to our notice in an article in the
Black Hills Daily Journal, published
at Rapid City, Oak, which says: at
transpires that the governor of Wy
oming has offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension of VIM Roberts,
alias John Morgan, alias Bill Booth,
the crimes for which he was wanted
being murder and horse stealing COM
mitted in johnson county, Wyom-
ing.', The article proceeds 10 state
that Roberts was arrested at Rapid
City and contends that the officers
there should receive the reward. II
is almost unnecessary to state to oul
readers that Winn Roberts and Bill
Booth, alias John Morgan, are two
men who bear no relation, In theil
crimes, TO each other. Booth wal
charged with murder and there was {
reward of $500 for his capture which
was accomplished here shortly aftel
Detective Smiths return from RAPID
City. Booth has since been delivered
to the Wyoming authorities. In tn,
Roberts case there was no reward and
Mr.. Smith acted ouly In his capacity
as an officer of the territory, traced his
man to Rapid City, delivered his re-
QUESTION and brought the prisoner
back here, and he is here now in Jail.
Had the writer Of the article, referred
to above, examined the papers in the
case he would not have made such an
egregious blunder.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
Poisoned.

One OF the best known OF the old
time ranchers here, John Manej
came very near losing his life by
means Of strychnine yesterday after
noon. IL seems that Manej had some
meat on the stove and taking IL TO the
table began to eat his dinner. He
found that II tasted bitter and threw
some Of II TO his dog. He soon after
ward left the table and went out 10
take care OF his team which stood
hitched TO a wagon. The dog follow
ell him and soon sickened and died.
suspecting that the dog died from poi
son and feeling very uncomfortable
himself, Manej jumped into his wagon
and started on the two mile drive 10
town. He grew worse ON the way
and driving 10 where the section men
were Mt work aslxed them 10 take him
on the hand-car. This they did, rush
Ing the car with all possible speed and
on arriving here he was conveyed 10
Ringer a Johnson's where he was at
tended by DIR. Wood. The Doctor
found every indication OF poisoning
by strychnine and by vigorous efforts
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
The sheep Losses.

Extravagant reports OF sheep losses
are being published by some Of our
papers aud as there seems to be consid-
cradle misspprehension upon the sub
iect we would call attention TO the
following report of George P. Reeves,
general manager Of the Montana
Sheep company, which Is published
in the Helena Herald of the Goth inst.
The only loss, he says, OF the Montans
Sheep company during the late storm
out ola band Of $1,000 head was, forty,
five old sheep which were shorn on
the morning of the first day of tn,
storm, and which persisted from tn,
cold pelting Of rain and hail. Tn,
whole number Of lambs Lost, out o
5000, was SO, including the Who'll,
time since the marking, which tool
place on the 9th Of May. This los
Of lSs Of wethers and lambs out Of 1
total 81 1900 sheep, shows but littl,
over an ordinary loss at the spring
season Of the year. Mr.. Reeves re-
ports the losses generally among the
sheep Of Meagher county as far less
than was first reported from flying
rumors. He has just returned TO Hell
ena after a residence Of over two
months at the company's ranch on
Flat Willow creek, Meagher county.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
A Recent Removal.

One Of our old-timers got beautifully
left Sunday night. Business has kept
him at Billings considerably lately
but having a chsuce 10 steal away n
day he came here to give his wife a
pleasant surprise. He knew she had
moved recently and supposed he
could find the new house easily but at
2 o'clock In the morning II was no
easy task. He tried several houses
that he though looked like hers but
without avail and he finally gave up
the search until breakfast time when
friend showed him his domicile
where he soon enjoyed breakfast and a
happy home. He says he would much
rather come to town In the daytime.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23

succeeded in saving the patients life
and he was sent 10 his home last
night.
Meantime the officers made diligent
inquiry as to the probable cause of the
poisoning and found that u man
named f. w. Hansun, who bad been
discharged from Manej's employ,
had returned TO the ranch yesterday
morning and suspicion pointed toward
his having put the poison into the
food. They found that he had come
TO the city and he was soon spotted
near the depot where he was arrested
by Frank Conley and taken TO the
Jail. He was fully identified as the
suspected party. He is a foreigner,
talks broken English, and worked
last spring for F. Wyllie, manager OF
the Scotch sheep company, on Tongue
river. He has been here somewhat
and has, at times, acted very queerly,
telling contradictory stories as to his
former abode and other matters. OF
course he is entitled to the benefit of
the doubt. The mystery regarding
the way the strychnine got into the
food may be explained and Thorough
investigation Of the affair will be
made as soon as Manej is strong
10 attend court. He seemed to be suf.
fering from sort Of paralysis of the
limbs when he left here last evening
but il is believed he will soon be abb,
to throw further light on the matter
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
SCORE ANOTHER.
Clever Capture of a Hard Char
acter on the Little
Missouri.
A Serious Case of Poisoning
Close Call for an Old
Timer
Effects of Recent Storms-A
Dakota Mistake-Squibs
and Squabbles.



Deputy Sheriffs James Conley and
Frank Conley and ]. II. Landers have
returned from a few days prospect
ing in the Little Missouri valley and
brought with them find in the shape
Of Joe Campbell, alias Joe Woods, one
of the gang Of horse thieves who with
George Baxter and one Kelley ran off
three horses from the Scotch COM
pany's sheep ranch on the Tongue.
The same gang had made quite
circle through the country south with
Wickhamsville as one of their princi-
pie points. Two OF them, Baxter and
Kelly, branched off some time ago
and were recently jailed at Bismarck.
Campbell stsid in the Little Missouri
country and Lander kept posted on
his movements while the Conleys
laid low. Finallyene night he moved
and the three started after him.
They had hard night ride but missed
him the next morning. Then they
went to the Cave Hills road to head
him from Dakota and finally came
across one of his men, who found it
necessary TO pilot the officers to the
horse tibet camp, where there were
three men, one of whom sighted his
rifle over his wagon wheel MS the
officers approached. Campbell laid
under the wagon, his six-shooter half
out of Its scabbard and close to his
hand. The officers asked for drink
and Frank Conley, crawling under
the wagon to get drink tickled
Campbell under the ear with his six.
shooter, saying, Here, your name is
Campbell; roll out"-and he rolled.
The other officers had their guns on
the other two mel and the business
was settled as quickly and as peace
able as an ordinary cattle trade.
Campbell was placed in such a posi-
ton that IL his two comrades In the
camp undertook to shoot they would
be most likely to hit their boss and
they didn't try 1t on. He Is now en-
gagged in inspecting the steel cell side
Of the county Jail. 1t should be added
that the finest horse of the lot which
was stolen on Tongue river, the gray
belonging to p. Wyllie, manager of
the Scotch outfit, was found In the
possession Of Campbell at the camp
and was brought here with him.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23

A. q. Carter, the able assistant Of
NJ. c. Connors, was In the city yesier-
day busy around the stock yards
where the NJ c cattle were coming Ia
from the west.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23

Capt. Butler has decided to build a
mate 10 the Maverick opposite the
latter, next door to Fred schmalslo.
IT. j. Bryan a Co. have the contrnct.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

DkEsBYTERIAN CHURCH. Corner OF Main
L street and Montana Ave. Services al IL a. IN.
aud 80 y. M. Sabbath School AT 10 q. IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evenings at o'clock. All
cordially invited. L. p. LissELL. Pastor.
, 1885-05-23
4 sketch Of epsal.a,.


Military discipline is here the great
Drderof the day. Never for one mo-
ment can you forget the ruling spirit.
fou dare not produce a pencil and note
book till your sketching pass is duly
signed and countersigned, and even that
is only given for a limited period, and
With the proyiso that you must make
no drawing of any fertilization las If
you could omit the one characteristic
of the place. At every turn you come
on new batteries, great guns and NOR
tars, with their thousand hard, black
eyes, keeping watch and ward. Deaths
playthings everywhere. Tho very gar
dens yielding only ~grapeshot and other
Dead Sea fruit.
Beside the graceful flower vases arc
heaped up gioet pyramids Of cannon
balls, fixed bayonets CLEAN beneath the
spiked aloes; tall plumes Of grass 5
wave over plumed bonnets, and scarlet
blossoms resolve themselves into tar
tans as hrst one, then another we'll
known regiment marches down with
pipes playing, for there is a field day on
The parade ground in as picturesque a
spot rs you are likely to find, and
%Spaniards and Moors, Jews and | rit-
n are among the spectators, to say
nothing of Rock scorpions, as English
children born on "Old Glib are called.
doubtless, also, the Barbary apes are
looking down on MS from their haunts
among the cliffs. where they still find a
refuge. being protected by stringent
laws. They are t~ailless, of course, as
their name implies. Poor, humble look
ing creatures, yet more precious than
all their long-tailed brethren, inasmnch
as they are the sole representatives Of
the monkey tribe still existing in
Europe.
, 1885-05-23

The system of 'jockeyingY in the
British navy is a plan that should rot
be adopted in ours. 1t is practice TO
take n new vessel over the measured
milo with a picked crew of stokers and
the choicest coal. By this process
'jockeying' as it is fifty termed-the
vessel is likely to develop a very high
rate of speed, the ship being on n light
load line, having neither her complement
Of armament, stores, nor crew on board.
Nevertheless the speed and horse
power developed under such oxcep-
tionally favorably circumstances are
credited to the vessel, and the general
public, not conversant with this peculiar
deception system, are led to believe that
certain vessels have remarkable speed.
When these vessels go into active SER
vice the speed, in the majority of cases,
is considerably reduced, and the fifteen
knot craft only develops thirteen knots
Among the numerous instances of
this sort is that of the gun-boat Watch
full, which, at her trial trip developed q
speed in conformity with the contract
OF eleven and a half knots. She has
now been in active service for some
months, and her highest speed has come
down 10. aine and three-quarter knots.
, 1885-05-23

NIcroR MARIE HUGo, the celebrated
Trench poet and literateur, who died in.
Paris yesterday, was born at Besaneon,
France, Feb. 20. 1902. His father was n
colonel in the French army. Young Hugo
received classical Instructions IN a religious
institution, and published his first volume
Of "Odes and Ballads" in 1922. He was
admitted to the French academy in 1871.
and was created a peerof Franco by Louis
Philippe. 10 1919 he was chosen presi-
dent Of the peace congress. After the
establishment of the second empire he
went into exile, passed several years in
Guernsey, Jersey aud other places, and re-
fused to avail himself of the general am
sihesty of 1859 Returning to France on
the fall Of the empire, he was elected 10
the national assembly from bordeaux, hit
resigned his seat earlyin 1871 and went
TO Belgium, from which he was soon OK
PEELED by the Belgian government on ac-
count OF bis sympathy with the commun-
lists. He returned 10 Paris in 1872 He
has lived most of the time in late years at
his chateau in Guernsey lie was a pro-
life writer. Among his more important
works are "Notre Dame de Paris les
zNiserables, Historic dun Crime. -
+L'Homme qui Rit- "Ruy Bias, d
Marion de Iorme, Hermann, lie
Roy S'Amuise- Il aimee Terrible, "
, 1885-05-23

.. AiRAffNH AAtIAI
The m~ahara;ah OF Nepaui's proffer of
''15, 600 picked G~oorkhas" for service in
~Afghanistan is one of those offers that
are equally hard to refuse or to accept.
Despite their small statue, these NINA
ture Montenegrins are certainly the best
soldiers of India. One Of them lately
killed a ~man-eating tiger in the jingle
with one slash of his huge curved knife.
Another, in a former war, slew three
British soldiers with three successive
blows, the victims being almost cut in
two through their thick cross-belts.
But although the valor Of the Goor-
khas in 1850 dismayed eventho Afghans
themselves, they were an equal terror
to their English leaders from their
cruelties in which their native ferooity
and fierce religious hatred of their Mus
sulman foes found constant vent. After
ono of the battles near Candahar, a
Goorkha battalion went over the field
with their long knives and literally cut
TO pieces cvery wounded Afghan whom
they found. On another occasion a
Goorkha soldier set fro to the clothes Of
q fallen Mussulman, and then danced
around him with shrieks Of delight
while the poor wretch was slowly burn
ing alive. -r
, 1885-05-23

daring horsemanship raised a furore. The
bench, the bar, the army. ali contributed
admirers to the celebrated beauty, who
was a central attraction at concerts, flower
shows and reviews, She subsequently
visited the chief capitol Of Europe. where
she won a score Of hearts.
perhaps the most remarkable and Ger
tainly the most romantic episode in her
career was when she made captive the
heart Of the Indian Prince Scindia, when
that great Mahratta fendal chief visited
England. On the Y Of his return to
India he tried IN vain to induce her to re-
turn with him as his bride. Failing ut
terly, for Laura Bell loved her Europe too
well, Scindia presented her with a mag
nifcent diamond ring and told her that
whenever she required a favor from him
she had only to send him that souvenir
and whatever she demanded he would
grant
Shorty after the terrible mutiny that
flooded India with blood broke out, and
at an eycntful crisis in that struggle. when
the scales of victory uembled in the bal
ancc, and the English were driven to the
last extremity to maintain their robber
hold upon the country, Laura Bell, at the
instance of Mr.. Gladstone, who had heard
OF the extraordinary promise, returned
the ring to the Indian poteniate with a
message that she wished him 10 take sides
with the English.
1T is told that the proud heart of the
Mahratta soldier was stune with sorrow
when the token and message reached
him, for he had resolved to take side with
his c%ountrymen, but he kept his word.
The ablest general among the princes Of
India enlisted his gallant army in the
ranks Of his country's oppressors. Now
isn't that romantic enough And it was
not discreditable Il Gladstone, was it7
Tired Of her conquests, however,
Laura married a man who was closely
connected with distinguished English
families and the fortunate possessor Of
s2Oo,000 a year. She became very pious,
and devoted herself to expounding the
gospel in the slums Of London.
"Some years back a paragraph IN the
Court Jouadl called society attention to
an announcement that the presentation at
court of Mrs. Pm bad been cancelled
by order Of the queen. It is unnecessary
to give the full name, but many knew
that she was the Laura Bell Of other
DAYS. r. VIIl.A On.
, 1885-05-23

PRooREss is making in the science Of
ballooning. Late European papers have
much to sag concerning an important i'm
provemeRt made in a~eronautics by q
German engineer, by which he is enabled
at will to expand or condense tho gas in a
balloon. The gas he prefers is compressed
-varbonic acid, and he SO employs il that
he is able to maks the balloon ascend or
descend at pleasure and hopes thus 70 d.
rect the course in any desired direction by
placing the balloon under the influence of
!. favorable current wherever it may be
Fituated in the atmosphere.
Army authorities describe this latest
ievicc in aeronautic as the "dirigible"
war balloon. III really can be directed.
us the name would indicate, the great OBJ
stacle which has stood in the path Of
:icrial navigation since the first triumph Of
= century ago, has been removed. In
Germany promising experiments for this
purpose are said 10 have taken place. and
i would be hazardous to aver, increduloas
as we must be. that the right combination
of power. stability and b~uoyancy for an
AIR ship suitable for MANY purposes. may
no; soon be found.
IL may be inferred that if the new war
balloon should prove successful, it would.
lead to general aerial navigation. This,
however. does not necessarily follow.
Wholly trustworthy means Of self-propul-
sion AGAINST the Air cnrreuts whonld be