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

pretty young lady's booth at q church
fair in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sew.
eral young men were severely injured
IN the rush.
The total output of Colorado for 1861 of
silver, gold, lead and copper, amounted
in value to $33 548, 1884. OF silver there
were 23,lO2, $50 ounces; gold 2l7,652
ounces lead 63, 1913 tons; copper. $751;.
700 pounds.
A Washington special says President
| Harrison will appoint Judge Green, of
the United States district court of New
Jersey, to succeed the late Associate
Justice Bradley Of the United States
supreme court.
A disastrous railroad wreck occurred
near Titfin, o., Wednesday. The loco
motive was crushed into scrapiron. The
engineer was damned three feet into the
earth beneath the firebox, and the fire
man was fatally scalded.
By the explosion of an engine ON
the Reading road, in the upper part Of
Philadelphis, Monday night. George
Robson and two unknown boys who
were stealing q ride, were instantly
killed, and five men injured, one fatally.
| p. d. Burke, Great Northern con-
tractor, mysteriously disappeared from
Seattle. and nothing has been heard OF
him since Friday, January %. Burke's
wife and four children live in Wisconsin
and know nothing Of his disappearance.
The senate committee on transporta.
ton routes to the seaboard unanimously
recommended the passage of Senator
Mitchell's bill appropriatiDg - 800, $50,
the estimate OF the war department, for
the completion Of boat railway at The
Dalles.
Freight Conductor Irwin, Of the South
ern Pacific Company, while standing on
the rear end of his caboose, which had
stopped near the depot at Maxwell, Cal,
was shot by Frank Phelps. The wound
/ is fatal. The shooting was without prov
ocatiOn.
Prof. B. l.. Arnold, of Corvallis died q
few days ago, aged So years. Business
was suspended while hundreds hastened
to pay their last tribute to the memory Of
an honored citizen, an accomplished
scholar, . cultured gentleman, = true
and noble man.
George Roabacker, a rancher near
Lindon, WASH, WAS instantly killed
Thursday by falling tree. He was cut
ting the tree from a spring board when
it veered in falling, catching the unfortu-
nate man, breaking his back and crush
ing him to death.
Chas. r. Hammond, of Clevelan
street, London, notoriety, who has been
in Jail at Seattle for year or more on
charge Of grand larceny, has been par
doned out by Governor Ferry, it having
been proven that he was convicted on a
trumped. up charge.
A fearful accident is reported from
near Breslau, Germany. Owing to the
floods and drifting ice the Oder river had
been running high, and in the rush OF
waters thirty barges were unmoored and
carried down the stream. Not less than
iOrty persons were drowned.
Jennie Massangala, pretty waitress,
was shot and fatally wounded by Mitchell
Mcguire, . St. Louis restaurant keeper
Saturday night. The girl had knowl-
robbery, and Mcguire shot her for fear
she would divulge the secret.
The Shah of Persia ha8 the finest col
lection of precious stones, gems and or
naments in the world and the men who
guard his strong room have $S5, 100000
worth Of treasures under their care.
What an opening this would be for a
syndicate Of enterprising burglars.
Andrew Anderson, ex-foreman Of a
butterine factory, fatally shot his wife at
surrender and after shooting himself in
the breast, fired twice at Captain Koch.
Both shots missed and the captain
knocked him down and disarmed him.
Nothing since the awful food has
caused 90 much alarm AZ series of mys
FERROUS murders committed within y
radius of twelve miles of Johnstown,
Pa. Apparently all have been done
by one hand, but 80 far the detectives
have been unable to discover the per-
petrator
Il Senator Mitchell has introduced an i'm
portant bill granting to all soldiers who
served in the Indian wars fourteen days
and upwards 1GO acres Of land, the same
AZ was granted to the soldiers who fought
against the Indians previous to 1856
This will extend the grant to all Indian
fighters.
A horrible crime occurred at Shelby
vile, Tenn, Saturday, when Jack Black
we'll and his son outraged Mrs. Samuel
jennings, The woman reported the out.
rage to her husband. He killed the
elder Blackwell on sight and is now Of
searching for the son, who fed when his
father was shot.
Joe Pegg and Dick Crawford, old enc
mics, Quarreled at dance in Great
Falls, Mont, Saturday. After the dance
Crawford offered to shake hands and
make up, but Pegg drew revolver and
fired ON him. Crawford returned the
fire and Pegg fell with bullet through
his heart.
Wednesday afternoon NJ. Harnden, an
| exproeSmAn. met with 4 fatal accident
while moving load OF furniture in Port
land. His team became unmanageab.e
and ran down an embsnkment shout
fifty feet high in . perpendicular line.
Mr.. Harnden was thrown OUT and the
wagon and furniture rolled over him.
Lemons in many stores in Wslla Walla
have been found to be infested by that
dreadful pest, the scale bug, oy Fruit In
spector Jesse. The dealers have been
ordered to clean the fruit Of the bug be-
fore selling it or to destroy the lemons,
an order which it is understood will be
obeyed by shipping the fruit back to