Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-18

WIN the Recorder of Latah county
within day or 50. The con,nonv bns
oeeii organized for the purpose ofdoing
"a general abstracting business rhT,
com pahy Is composed of substantial
business men, with capital to carry the
business forward with push and energy
Inc following gentlemen compose the
BOARD OF directors: A. r. Gilbert II
I. Mitchell, +. N. Hallett, F.E Corn
wall and Alex Ryric. The latter eeo-
''e'''ai was also elected secretary and
manager. He is II thorough ab.tractor
having been engaged in the business
extensively in Portland. The con,nanv
VIII open up a complete set Of abstract
books at once. When in shane the
DOCKS will be the best in the northwest
The business ofthe conpanv will lao
carried on at the office of the manager
over the First National bank Mt the
corner OF Third and Main streets
Mirror.
Articles OF incorporation of the Pa
louse-iasco Land and Irrigation COM.
pany have been filed with the ambition
OF the state of Washington. This COM
pahy Is organized for the purpose of
taking water from the Palouse river in
ADAMS county by canal carrying the
same through Whitman, Adams
and Franklin counties; of purchasing.
selling, leasing, and bonding lands
contiguous to the canal; working and
operating mills and other machinery
Tor manufacture; of operating water
works; OF working mines and mining
claims; of distributing water for irrig,-
ton and domestic purposes, owning
reservoirs, etc. The principal place of
business OF this corporation will be
Nampa, Ada county, idaho, and the
local business office will be located at
Pasco. The term for which the corpo-
ration shall, exist is fifty years, aud the
president of the corporation is Charles
II. Alexander of Nampa, Idaho. The
capital stock is placed at $3.50, 00l
divided into shares Of 81 each. The
amount Of capital stock actually sub.
scribed and fully paid is as follows
Charles II. Alexander, $50 600 shares
W. l.. Rockwell, 10000 shares; Al
Needbam, $50, 900 shares; Ben f. Wal.
ling, 10000 shares; Ernest II. Hessc
10000 shares.
| Nobody yet knows whether q silver
bill will pass the house, for the reason
that it has not yet developed whether
the three men, Crisp, Catchings an(
McMilln, who compose the majority
of the committee on rules, will make
the silver bill a special order and pro
vide against 1iibustering againstit. |
the bill Is tossed into those and an at
tempt made to pass it without a specia
order, there is no doubt the anti-silve
people, by constant tilibustering, cai
prevent action upon the bill during tn
present congress. There Is no limit &
the dilatory motions that follow en-
another thick and fast, and The silvc
bin would he lost beyond all hope III
less the majority Of the committee o.
rules are in favor Of it and want to st
passed. II is yet an open questo
whether these three men, who al
steerers of legislation for this sessio'
will determine to prevent tilibusterin
on the free coinage bill. There are 8
Inany leading democrats urging the,
not to act as there are rampant free 81
yer men urging them to act. Each
the three men are for free coinage, an
they will have to stand a deal OF har
pounding if they refuse to allow III
silver bill to be considered by II
special order, which would insure /
MASSAGE. On the other hand, the lea'
iur democrats who know that 1r'
coinage is party suicide are doing wh'
ithcv can TO keep the committee {
irules with them. The fight is grown
NOR, and more interesting, especial
rs some of the friends OF Crisp, at lea
men who are supposed 10 lie deep
hi. confidence, have asserted that l
silver bill will pass the present nous
Hon. Rollin ]. Reeves, United Stat
court commissioner at Wilbur, was
Spokane recently, on his way to Was
inrton. d, c., on important ousine
Mr.. Reeves had charge of the survey
, the state line between Washington a
Idaho. in whiclf SO much Interest
taken at the present time, because
-, Senator McConnell's claim 'ha' |
limo il located Is miles too far east Il
that If the line was rightly local
Spokane would be in Idaho. lh'hN'
that Mr.. Reeves might be able 10 tilf'
some light on the controversy
view reporter called upon nm al
rooms at the Pacific and asked lo'
exclamation of the survey. lie "a
"Tbe territory of Idaho was ofEa"i u
Inv an act of congress III $500.
wears later, in 1878, a survey OF the
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