Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-11-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

posed prohibitory tax on imported
lard.
Secretary Rusk has made his annual
report from the agricultural depart
ment.
The detectives believe that they will!
arrest the Otterville train wreckers
shortly.
A broker has been expelled from the
London stock exchange for improper
conduct.
One man was killed and four injured
by the explosion Of shell at Fort
Wordsworth.
The New York cotton exchange has
voted to abolish the certificate system
| now in vogue.
It is practically decided that Des
Moines is to have u union depot within
the next year.
There is talk OF a combine" on the
speakership with reference to the pres
idency in 1892.
A large company is going from Kan
sas City to join the communistic colo
ny at Topolobampo.
THE personal rights league of Platts-
mouth held agrand jollification over
the defeat of prohibition.
The supreme court of Illinois has
decided against the right of cities to
tax drummers and peddlers.
The results of the election in the
United States are considered in Berlin
to be fatal to the Mckinley bill.
The coming session of Modern Wood
men at Springfield, ILL.,. is likely to see
division of the order by states.
just as he was about to be arrested
for embezzlement Julius Voss of Es-
terhazy, Wis, blew out his brains.
A Kansas City safe deposit company
has been sued by a depositor who
claims to have lost IS. 600 from her box.
A slick young man calling himself
Harry Moneton Of New York success
fully took in the people of San An
tonic, Tex.
Thirty thousand dollars of bride
money remains unclaimed in the safe
of ex-Alderman Whelan of Chicago,
who acted as go-between.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank of
Pennington, Neb., to begin business
with a capital of $50. 900.
H. S. Billings, for twenty-five years
superintendent of the Pullman car COM
pony, died at his home in Hornelsville
N. r., after brief illness.
The stockholders of the Atchison,
Topeka & Saota Fe railroad met at
Topeka. Kas.. and ratified the pur-
chase Of the Colorado Midland.
The anarchists meeting in Brooklyn
proved to be tame affair, only about
four hundred being present. Herr
Most was the principal speaker.
| Rats ate the ears of David Klingcr,
who lay in the road while intoxicated.
Last winter the same man had both
feet frozen by falling asleep in the
snow.
N. A. Leonard. president of the Con-
necticut River railroad. and one OF the
leading lawyers of the Hanpden coun-
| ty bar since 1850, died on the Sth, aged
IS years.
Two Japanese students. graduates OF
the law department of Michigan uni
versity. have created quite a sensation
by clipping with two American girls
from Ann Arbor, Mich.
w. G. Ewing, candidate for congress
on the democratic ticket in the first
Illinois district proposes to contest the
election OF Congressman Taylor, who
was returned by small plurality.
Paris papers hail with satisfaction
the victory of the democratic party in
the United States in the late election.
They say they hope that America will
now adopt u wiser economical policy.
Lord Londonderry. speaking at West
Hartlepool. declared that Messrs. Dill
Ion and O'Brien deliberately organized
the Tipperary riot, and that Mr.. Nor
ley was inveigled into trap set by
them.
The funeral of the great sachem. c.
II. Simmonds, head of the Order oil
Red Men OF Massachusetts, and ex-state
senator, took place at Salem. Over
200 men followed the body to the
grave.
Mrs. Groesbeck of San Francisco had
her adopted son sell a trunk to pawn
broker. supposing it was empty. Il
had 49, 900 worth of valuables in it,
which have disappeared. where. nc
one can tell.
c. S. Wheaton, eX-grand chief Of
the order OF railway conductors, was
tried at Elmira on charge preferred
by Grand Secretary Daniels and &C.
quilted, Daniels failing to substantiate
his charges.
The Canadian Pacific railway Off
Gals at Winnipeg were notified thai
the immense piles of coal belonging to
the company at Fort William were on
fire and all efforts to extinguish the
flames were fruitless.
General David B. Mckibben, U. S.
A., on the retired list, died in Wash.