Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-12-11

The Oldest lawsuit on record was on
trial during the last spring and sum-
mer in the highest Russi ian tribunal at
st. Petersburg. 1t was begun five hum
dred years ago by the heirs of a dead
noblemen against the city of Kamenes
Podolsk for the recovery of Il large
tract of land which the municipality
had Incorporated within their city
limits. 1t is necdless to say that a
decision has not yet been reached.
There is curious wooden statute in
the Museum of Antiquities ut Boolak,
Egypt, which is said to be 5000 years
old. 1t is that of 4 man, apparently
civilized man, the figure full of life,
standing erect holding Il staff. The
pose expresses vigor, action, pride and
the head indicates Il man of intellect.
1t was discovered by Marietta Bey,
the French Egyptolist at Memphis,
| but nothing is known of its history.
An estimate of the worlds popula-
ton says the Mongolians lead with
about $50, 900, and the Aryans, which
comprise practically all the people Of
| Europe, four-fifths of those of the
American continent, and all of the
civilized residents of Australia, come
next with 545,OOO,0OO. The negroes
are put at 100, 600, 600, the Semitic peo-
pie at 5000, the Malays and Poly
nesians at $1,000, 900, and the Indians
of North and South America at 49,
100000.
Rich veins of gold, silver and copper
are said to have been known to the In
dams of Indian territory for many gen
. erations, but to reveal the secret OF
these to the white man was made /;
capital crime by the tribal law. Two
experienced miners who had hear(
. rumors of this wealth lately set out t.
investigate for themselves, and sue
ceedcd beyond their widest expecta
: tons. A company of nine white CAPT
. talists and thirteen Indians has becl
organized, and the development of tn
= new FL Dorado will begin at once.
, Advices from Wenatchce, nea
/. Ellensburgh, WASH, say that Il larg
~. and valuable find of onyx has bee
made on the Wenatchec river, near il
= mouth. 1t has been examined by e.
G perts and pronounced first-class an
y equal to the Mexican product. a stoc
+. company of Spokane men Is bein
formed with capital stock of $500
, to begin operations as soon as possible
"a This will add one more to the varie
h natural resources for which this count
n took first prize at the Spokane Fal
:. Exposition.
The Occur d'Alene is the first sectic
- to feel the effect of the great railro,
\ trust. Notice has been received tn
k the rate on concentrates and ores fro
the Occur d'Alene to Missouri riv
G.. points has been advanced from SIG
u S1S ton. AS between POO and 300 to-
+. of crude ore and concentrates a
shipped daily from the Occur dale
- mines, the advance in rates will &C
the mine-owners $500 to $500 da
rates to other points being raised
IVA correspond to the Missouri river trait
IS Railroad harmony is costly to-
I'll Occur d'Alene.
Vital Reche recently celebrated
y ninety-sixth birthway in Rochest'
~ says the New York Sun. Mr.. Rec
''o has lived in Rochester over half ce
fury. Notwithstanding his advi
ced age he is hale and hearty and wa
es with great activity. He has ne'
n missed voting on election day, both
ne the spring and the fall, since he "
g. entitled to vote. At least ten of
ga. ancestors reached the age of one hi
dred years. His brother died t
10 years ago, and had he lived tn
. I months longers would have been ]
-" one hundred years old. His graz
20 mother lived to be one hundred
'' four, and his cousins ranged from I
IAN hundred to one hundred and tn
18th years. Mr.. Reche has never been s
MS. for any length of time, not over tn
27,- days in succession, during his Ell
per life.
., Tov Candle prover