Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-14
Miscellaneous Items!
PERTAINING TO DIFFERENT SEC
TONS OF THE GLOBE.
New Road to Lewiston.
Kansas Wheat Crop Threatened by
the Dreaded Hessian Fly
Other News.

A young woman with her hand
pressed against her jawbone, and with
an expression Of acute un.appiness on
her face, went to the dental parlors of
George J. Baab, at 164 East Eighty
third street, New York, u week ago
last Sunday. DR.. Baab was not in but
his brother Frank, who is studying
dentistry, was. The young woman
said abe had decayed wisdom tooth.
She did not want it extracted; she only
wanted it examined. The student told
her to take seat, which she did, assur-
ing him that she did not want the
tooth pulled. She was very nervous
and young Mr.. Baab had just put his
finger on the tooth, when it gave a
throb that caused her jaws to join each
other with great speed They were
stopped by NJ. Baab's finger. He
jerked it away and the skin was seen
to be broken. Tne young woman was
very sorry. She said her tooth was
better and went away. The slight
wound healed quickly, but few days
after the young mans jaw worked rs if
it needed oiling. DR.. Henry Won
Musits, of No. 1866 Lexington avenue,
WIS called in, H sail that Mr.. Baab
was in danger of lockjaw. Friday the
victim of the young woman's agony
could not talk and his case looked
rather serious, as only about 10 or Is
per cent of those who get lockjaw ever
recover.
The first session of the Seventh par
lament of the Dominion of Canada
was opened May by the governor
goveral. In his speech he said: "My
advisors. availiny themselves of the
opportunities which were presented
last year, caused the United States to
he notified of the willingness of the
government of Canada to join in max
ing efforts for an extension and devel-
opment of trade between the republic
and the Dominion as we'll as for u
friendly adjustment of those matters Of
international character which remain
unsettled. am pleased to say these
representations have resulted i'm the
assurance that in October next the gov
eminent Of the United States will be
prepared to enter into conference to
consider the best means of arriving at
a practical solution of these important
questions. The papers relating to this
subject are laid before you. Under
these circumstances, and in the hope
the proposed conference may result in
arrangements beneficial to both coun-
tries, you will be called upon t, con-
slider the eXpediency OF extending for
the present season the principal pro-
visions annexed to the Washington
treaty Of 1888, known as the modus
vivendi."
VOLTS periodic comet was rediscov-
cred May by Mr.. b .rnar'l at the
Lick observatory. 1t is extremely
faint and small, and is following closely
the path predicted for it. This is the
first return of the comet to the perez
helion, and its temperance has been
looked forward to with great interest.
Its position when discovered was right
ascension, % hours, 33 minutes, II Sec
onds north, declination ID degrees, II
minutes, % seconds, at 3 hours, "a
minutes Mount Hamilton mean time.
This comet was originally discovered
by DR.. Max Wolf, of Heidelberg, Ger
many, on the 18th Of September, 1884.
Its period Is between six and seven
years. This is the sixteenth comet dis
covered by Mr.. Barnard.
David J. Henderson agent of the
Anchor line, WAS arrested May by
government authorities in New York
charged with having permitted an
Immigrant to escape from the steam
ship Alexander. The immigrant was
suffering from consumption and had
been ordered back to Europe. A large
number of recently-arrived immigrants
are fund to he possessed of little or nc
money, and being questioned they
give their destination as Chicago, and
that they will get work as soon as they
arrive there. he barge officials sus
pect these immigrants Of coming here
under contract. There were fifty Hun
cartons detained on the 3rd and sew
enty-five more on the Attn.
Reports come in from Kansas thai
the wheat prospects in that state i
very discouraging. In some countie.
the Hes,ian fly has male its appear
ance and in Others u small bug has
begun to prey on the young grow tn
and in still other counties the fall
wheat is turning yellow from SOME
unknown cause, which is supposed t.
be an insect altogether unknown to the
agricultural department.. In the
southern and the extreme western