Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

John Ritter, cashier of q Kentucky
bank, went insane. He owed the bank
5000.
]. b. Morse, of Seattle, claims to have
discovered bed Of hen,atite iron ore in
the Olympic mountains.
Ralph Wilkes, two.year-old, with
record of 2lS, was sold at Lexington,
KY, Monday for $4,000.
An attempt was made to blow up the
house of the city marshal OF Prineville
with dynamite bomb last week.
George Sharp, one OF the Berry.Fur.
ner outlaws, was killed by posse near
Pineville, KY, Wednesday night.
Andrew Carnegie has made up party
to visit California and Oregon. The trip
will occupy month or six weeks.
Frank Tyler, q weil-todo farmer, and
his wife were crushed to death while at
tempting to r. pair some Outbuildings.
Miss Alice Mitchell, who murdered
Freda Ward at Memphis, Tenn, declares
that she is sane, aud says she wants to
be hanged.
A very perceptible shock of earth
quake Was felt in Portland Wednesday
evening. The vibration lasted about
five seconds.
A fire broke out in the Hotel Royal in
New York Saturday night. 1t is reported
that twenty five or thirty lives were lost
in the flames.
Several mail pouches were stolen from
the United States mail wagon while
crossing the Hoboksn ferry at New York
Wednesday night.
Twenty-eight people were burned to
death, near Vienna Monday i'll one car
riaxe of Roumanian express train,
which caught fire.
G. F. Duke, druggist Of Des Moines,
Iowa, died in horrible agony Thursday
night. a. the result Of drinking q spoon
full Of lye by mistake. o
Governor Thayer has determined to
surrender the gubernatorial chair Of Ne
braska to Governor Boyd, without wait
ing for mandate from the court.
A lone highwayman held up the stage
near Valley Springs, CAL, Sunday night.
He secured the express box, but how
much money was in it is not known.
Anthony Brown and Miss Harriet
Rutdedge blew out the gas in Wilkes
barre, Pa, hotel, Wednesday night, and
both were found dead next morning.
At Leadville, Colo, Saturday, Lottie
AYbor stabbed Lizzie CulIum in the
breast four times. The girls were &C.
tresses and both loved the same man.
1t IL reported that there will be 2OO,-
coo acres Of land in the Siletz reservation
open for location after the Indians have
been allotted their portion in severalty.
While Ex-senator Bowxn and wife, oil
Colorado, were absent from their room
in the hotel at Washington Sunday,
thieves stole about 1900 worth Of jew.
elry.
At Logan, Saturday. John Bockel.
aged II, shot and killed his father,
Louis Bockel, aged IS. Bockel was
drunk, and made threats Of killing the
family.
Fire broke out in the Lehigh mine, al
Lehigh, l. T., Monday, and Robert
Thompson and James Smith were sui
located. Three other miners we're badly
injured.
Ate O'Clock Thursday evening Mrs
Melinda Foss, aged 80 years, living al
323 Water street, fell down stairs and
died Ia . few minutes from cerebral hem
morrhage.
A 800 pound shark was washed up on
tie beach 1t Lucia Island last week. In
its nav was found the remains of hu'
man hand which 10 thought to be that o.
siwash.
A foundry, machine shops and -four
ing mill will be added to Baker City't
improvements for 1892 and the Democrat
trusts that reduction works will be added
to the list.
w. H. Nichols, living near Salem
Vas handling gun Saturday when tht
weapon discharged. His right eye il
ont and his face 10 full of shot, but hi
will recover.
George Williams. footpad, attacked
and fatally wounded Detective Norton in
Chick 60, Sunday. Williams was attempt
ing to rescue pal whom Norton haG
under arrest.
Bergen, Norway, boasts paper church
large enough to seat 1000 persons. Tie
building Ia rendered waterproof by 80
luton Of quicklime, curdled milk and the
whites Of eggs.
Twenty.nine Germans and twenty.
three Austrians have been expelled from
Warsaw - undesirable foreigners. The
exact nature of the objection to theiI
presence 10 not known.
Chloe Wright, l5.year.old daughter
Of Jackson Wright, Of Monticello, Ark,
was outraged by Henry Beaver, . negro
Beaver was afterward found hanged to q
limb and riddled with bullets.
In An outbreak OF family feud be.
tween the Cars and Wallaces, in Putnam
county, Tenn, Miss Carr was shot
through the head and Wallace and two
friends were fatally wounded.
Two men were killed and six injured
ct Birmingham, Ala, Thursday. They
we're at work on q scsffold fifty feet high
when It gave way, and the men with
their tools fell TO the ground.
B. F. Lackey 10 under arrest in Gil
liam county on charge Of horse stealing.
His home is near Cottage Grove, Lane
county. The horse stolen belonged to
Dr. Nicklin and 10 worth about $40.
Thursday morning the house Of A. ID.
Lenning, in Jacksonville, Florida, was
burned to the ground. Mrs. Lenning
and two children, Ralph, aged 7, and
Horace, aged 2, were burned to death.
A disastrous and fatal wreck occurred
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