Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-08-20
NEWS SEMINARY.

The education bill passed its third
, reading in the British house OF lords.
M!nnesotans propose to try and raise
SlUO. 600 additional for the worlds fair
exhibit
William Weldon, the man who de-
velopcd the celebrated Waterbury
watch, is dead.
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop
Ireland spent some time with the pres
ident at Cape May.
Clarence Three Stars. Sioux In
dian. has been appointed trader at the
Pine Ridge agency, S. ID.
The tower Of church in course OF
erection at SZalatine. Hungary. fell
killing sixteen workmen.
Both houses of the Argentine con-
gress have voted q reduction in the
duties on petroleum and rice.
Messrs. Butterworth. Lindsay and
| Bullock. the Chicago fair commission
ers, have left London for Paris.
The business part OF the town OF
Blair, Templeau county. Wis.,, was
burned. Loss $50. 900 to $50, 900.
| James c. Ferguson, formerly pres-
dent of the board OF trade of Indian
apolis, Ind. died at San Francisco.
Attorney General Miller has APP
pointed William NJ. Allison assistant
United States attorney for the territory
OF Utah.
The London Times announces that
the Imperial bank of Melbourne has
suspended payment with liabilities OF
$50. 900.
| One OF the attorneys for the New
York and Boston syndicate has pur-
chased all of the street railways in De-
troit, Mich.
Heavy storms ami floods prevail in
Silesia, Saxony and North Germany.
inundating villages and doing great
damage to crops.
Proctor & CANDLES warehouse on
Central avenue, Cincinnati was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $40, 600, COW
cred by insurance.
The state comptroller OF California
proposes TO have the California worlds
fair appropriation tested in court before
he pays out any money.
Henry S. French, boot and shoe
manufacturer, Brocton. Mass. has
failed and made an assignment for the
benefit OF his creditors.
The total insurance OF the big textile
mill OF Campbell L. Elliott OF philadel-
phia, which was totally destroyed by
fire. is placed at $500. 900.
Mrs. James ID. Rawlins, mother OF
John A. Rawlins, died at her home in
Galena, Ill.,, aged SO years. Her hus.
band survives. but is rapidly failing.
The steamer Kansas. which arrived
at Boston on the oath. had on board
thirty-two assisted Russian Jews. They
were detained and will be returned by
the next steamer.
Two Indians belonging to the Crow
tribe were run over by the Atlantic
express at Billings, Mont. 1t is be.
lieved that they were killed and placed
upon the track.
A bold attempt was made to rob the
Marysville postot1ice by fakirs with the
Forepaugh show. Two men escaped.
but Deputy Postmaster Fred Parcher
captured one robber.
Mrs. Samuels the mother of Jesse
James, has received an offer from the
Chicago exhibit for their one and a
halt story log house at the worlds fair
and has accepted the offer. %,
i The boiler OF portable engine on
the farm OF James Durbin in Edmund.
son county, KY, exploded, killing
three men and injuring five others
badly, perhaps fatally.
An organized mob broke into the
Jail at Billings. Montana. held revolv-
ers on the Sheriff took out a tramp
who recently murdered Joseph Clancy
and hung him to telegraph pole.
A statement prepared ut the treas.
ury department shows that the re.
ceipts from customs at the port OF New
York during the first twenty days OF
the present month were Sc, 795, 487.
The s. round trip from Cincinnati
to Niagara Falls with stop over at
Detroit in time for the Grand Army Of
the Republic parade is causing gen.
eral decentralization OF railroad rates.
John Brown, the negro who shot
and mortally wounded Switchman
Gardner. was taken from Jail at jack
son. Tenn, by a mob OF 500 men and
hung to a tree in the court house yard.
. At youngstown. O.. the motion for a
new trial in the case OF VIM. +. Fitz-
gerald, convicted OF the murder OF Pc.
liceman Freed was overruled. The
prisoner was sentenced to be hanged
November 80.
Acting Secretary Wharton OF the
state department received the follow
ing cablegram from Minister Whitelaw
Reid at Paris: ''Bill fixing duty on
, pork not reached in the senate before
final adjournment"
Ed I. Wall ST. Joseph ono. jew
! eler, left his store for dinner. Robbers
effected an entrance at the rear door.
filled their grip sacks with watches
and diamond rings and escaped. The
property taken is worth -, 900.