Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-12-27

TWO DISASTROUS ACCIDENTS
A Stage Upset and Three Men killed
A Portland Man Drowned.

Monday night, while defending long
bill near Lewiston, the stage upset,
killing X. Greenfield, John Dix, and
"Poker Bill" gambler Of Florence.
The catastrophy was witnessed from the
streets of Lewiston.
PORTLAND MAN DROWNED.
Sunday, by the breaking Of the wire
cable, the ferryboat at Almota, on the
Snake, floated down the river and be-
came unmauagcahle, striking the rocks.
j. 7. Oment, of Portland, was drowned.
The readers Of the Oregonian of
Lewiston and vicinity, we've surprised
and astouished on reading in that paper
Of the 18th inst the above statement
of accidents, as no news Of that character
had reached this place, nor had any such
stage accident, as mentioned, been
known or heard of here. The ramcs of
the parties alleged to have been killed
had formerly been known here, and
many were tie inquiries made for the
authority Of such statement. The
statement was dated Walla Walla Dec
II, aud published at Portland on the
morning Of the 18th, alleging the stage
accident to have taken place on the
evening Of the 10th, and the drowning
on the 9th, while the publication OF the
article reached here on the 10Th. 1t
was soon pronounced as untrue in fact.
The question arose in the mind of the
readers, what prompted the statement
and who sent it to the Oregonidn, or
was it made up from tie braiu Of the
Oregonian staff, and what was the
motive for making such statement; who
was sought to be injured? Was it the
stage company, which travels the hill
near Lewiston? Was it Lewiston itself
for remaining near large hill and not
removing it or removing the people away
from so near a proximity to the hill :?
Some thought that it was the prompting
of some grumbler living north Of US who
had found the hill an objection to com.
ing into Lewiston. Many were the
surmises of the cause which prompted
the statement, which was so fragrant lie
to be published abroad, evidently for the
purpose Of doing an injury TO some one
and perhaps to many, and not for the
purpose Of any good that can be named
to any one, unless to crafty vicious
malice, or envy and hatred of the writer
Now who possesses this spleen that can
get the ear Of the Oregonian by tele
graph, as it would appear that, written
at Walla Walla on the 10Th aud pub
lishod on the morning of the 13 at a very
early hour, the telegraph was used. W.
can't believe that the managers of tht
Oregonian have any such malice toward.
any person or company in this vicinity
as to lend itself purposely FOX any suct
obj,ct. Neither do We believe that tht
Press Association, who have their cor
respondent at Walla Walla, would lcnt
themselves to any such fraud, and il
. would appear that some other persor
than the Oregonian's telegraphic CORES
pondent Of the Associated Press, mus
have sent the dispatch. From all VI
I can learn the statement of the drowniuI
near Almota on the 9th was equall
untrue. Our people have general
trusted to the Oregon,an as good an
reliable authority for news Of accident
and passing events occurring in the uppe
> country. But this mars seriously tbs
> trust, and the Oregenian owes it to itse
. and its readers here, to rise and explai
the statement in question, aud have th
author exposed, for We are assured, frol
tho past record Of that paper, that it do
not sanction the false statement, an
does not desire to be considered Il
ID vehicle Of false statements to the publ
u 10 relation to matters Of such gra,
!, importance as the accidental killing al
drowning of men we'll krown in this
y any other community, and those vi
in seek to smuggle such falsehoods into 4
M n paper should be exposed aud proper
=. dealt with, if not BY law by the j.
indignation Of the reading public. '
shall look for an explanation Of this fa
statement and the agent through viii
it was made, and, if possible, the eau.
= which led to the statement. It is d
q, to the reading public and to all part
affected BY its falsity.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-Represen
tive Brecfinridge of Kentucky, tod
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