Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-04-18
News Of the Northwest and Other
Points.

1CluLS.
The Oreyoniaa is giving graphic dis.
eriptions of the Big Bend country, and
the tiourishing towns of Cheney, Medi-
cal Lake aud Mondoyi.
The largest train load Of farming
implements that ever crossed the cont.
nent left Milwaukee for Portland on the
night Of the ll,h lust.
The United States counsel at Rhode
Janeiro has reported to the secretary Of
state that yellow fever is prevalent to an
alarming extent at that point.
Mayor DeLashmutt and the council
of the city of Portland are having trouble
over the electric light issue, the latter
having passed bill over the formers
veto IN regard 10 certain corporation
carrying on the plant.
Lawrence Barrett announced from
the stage Of the opera house at Detroit,
Michigan, on the night of the llth inst -,
that Booth would reioin the company at
Cleveland on Monday, the 10Th.
The newly appointed governor of
Arizona, Louis Wolaey, was hung in
efiiey on the 18th inst, for his first
official act, The reason for this was for
vetoing the last act of the legislature
before adjoulning sine de.
At out midnight on the night Of the
10th inst., a fire broke out in the East
Oregonian Office at Pendleton, greatly
damaging the type and press material.
Lucien E. Kellogg, former proprie.
tor of the Coliax Gazette, has been ap.
pointed postmaster of Watcrville, Doug.
lass county, W. I.
Meredith Stanley, Of Cleveland, the
well known athlete aud bridge jumper
who has challenged Brodie, of New
York, on the ll,h inst, made the mcs'
remarkable leap on record. 1t was from
the famous high bridge over the Ken
lucky river. Its hight is 2o5 feet. liz
selected water where it was twenty fee,
deep, and a,tired 10 silk tis hts and
slippers leaped into the air and doubling
up his body fell to the water, and ,
moment later bounded to the surface
where he was quickly seized by hi
assistant in boat He coughed bloc,
little while, but soon recovered ant
took the train for Cincinnati.
He escaped without breaking the skin
and to day says he feels as we'll as ever
A check for $1,000 was sent to tn
Clipper Office in New York on the l2tl
inst, to make good the $4,000 stake il
behalf of Kilrain in his match to fgh
Sullivan. Klrain's friends desire tn
Clipper to be the final stakeholder.
ElIensburr, w. t., is to have stree
car lines.
Colfax' Gazette: On Monday, Core
ner Shaw received letter OF iDquir.
concerning the body Of W. w. Howard
who was shot recently at Palouse City
signed by Mrs Jennie Howard, presum
ably to be his wife, at Los Aogeles, Ca
She asked about certain Disagreement
of the limbs and stated that she was i
great distress. The letter, which va
eight days coming from Los Angeles
was promptly answered by Mr.. Shaw.
An engineering corps are now q
North Yakima Quitting for the 6e!t
to survey road from Spokane Falls
Portland. This line, if completed, wi
nearly span the territory Of Washiugto,
Great preparations are being mad
in Portland for the celebration of II
centenary event Of Washineton's il
auguration for president. April 81
1889. GeoIge Washington was inaugv
rated in New York city, and became Il
FIRST president Of the United States.
Real estate transfers for last week
Spokane Falls aggregated 1856.
Washington Territory and the r
Northwest guide has been received =,
t compiled by d. P. Ballard.
. Nothing has yet been heard OF j
. Aborn, chief OF the Aboru lotte
a scheme, who skipped out from Helena
few days before the drawing Of d
grand Aborn hotel was to take place.
Alturas county papers are still wran
ling over the division question.
:; The oath of Office was administered
: Olympia last week to Miles G Moore
governor Of Washington Territory a
! O. C. White as secretary.
i. Chief Of police Mitchell, Of Ssatt
= has been fred BY the city council
: that city Gu charges Of malisasance
Il Office.
% The sheriff Of Walla Walla couI
u captures two burglars, and the entr
: from the formers pistol settles one
!, them.
v The Stutts troupe are playing
y Weiser, Idaho, this week.
,s A new caterer for public iuspecti'
1t bearing the name Of the Idaho CStis
:. published at Sulubria, Idaho, has co
4 to our notice.
u The Presbytery of Idaho meet