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

lie l8O Deon unfortunate Ill
business affairs, and was too proud to
let his friends know OF his condition.
The British bark Ferndale struck on
the Washington Coast, near Gray's
Harbor, Saturday, and in short time
was a total wreck. OF her crew of
twenty.three men twenty were drowned.
Thomas Bob, one of the brightest and
wealthiest OF Puyallup's Indians, died
Monday morning from the effects OF a
blow on the head, inflicted by white
man named Archie Mckay at Tacoma,
last Saturday.
War on horse thieves will soon be Wig
orously begun in southeastern Montana
and northern Wyoming. Detectives
have been with the gang and they are
now located together with 1000 head'of
stolen stock.
The Salem gas works have made
successful teer' of Marion county coal.
The coal made good gas, and was mined
in the Waldo Hills. where the tunnel is
now in 240 feet. They are nov running
in parallel tunnels.
The remains Of John Richardson, a
popular and well-known young farmer of
Fox Ridge, Idaho, were found Tuesday
morning by party who had gone to his
relief. The young man had frozen to
death on the hillside.
Minister Egan has been presented by
the refugees, who were sheltered in the
legation, with handsome gold card,
bearing suitable Inscription, for the
generous asylum afforded under the..hag
OF great republic.
w. Ledney, government agent at Yer
non, b. @, and brother OF Hon. Edgar
Dewdney. minister OF the interior in the
Canadian cabinet, committed suicide at his
home in Vernon, Tuesday, by sending a
bullet through his brain.
Union Pacific tracks near West Kearney,
Monday afternoon, just before the East
bound passenger train was due, in such
when struck by the train.
During row over the possession of q
horse at Middlesboro. KY, Deputy Sher
iff 81 Semcre and Police Officer rhomp-
son were shot dead by man named
Predmore. The murderer is in Jail, and
is IN danger Of being lynched.
Almer Drulard, one OF the st.known
farmers living near Stockton, Cal, de-
Tended himself against the attack of al
enraged farm hand Saturday, and using
knife, made wound which resulted in
the death cf the fellow next morning.
Tom Skaggs, the Northern Pacifc's
express agent who disappe AIRED myster-
iOusly from Seattle two years ago, and
was ut first given up and mourDed as
dead, il back again and will plead guilty
to embezzlement in the superior court.
| Without preparation in any way, the
mill of the Skagit River Lumber and
Single Company cut 1875 600 shingles
last saturday. The best record for double
block machines for Washington and Ore
goa was 1000 for day Of ten hours.
Moses Woods, an Indian student at
Chemawa, died Tuesday from gangrene
OF the mouth following q serious illness
OF fever He contracted gangrene from
lying continuously ON one side of his
face until his teeth cut through the flesh.
An official estimate of the number oil
those in Russia without food or means OF
support, who require aid is given as IA,
COG, 900 persons, and this is probably be-
low the true number. The loss to Russia
by the famine is estimated ut $500, OOO,-
90.
George Robertson, of Seattle, Wash,
was discovered in q bare room, with
emaciated condition. He admitted that
he had lived on IN apple aud = cracker
since December 2, a period of fifty-iour
days.
| In the extreme northern portion OF
Crook county many horses are sick with
poisonous disorder. Forty head belong
ing to Mr.. Ashby, Of Wasco county.
have died, and many others are affected.
It is claimed they eat weed called rat
tie weed.
A kerosene lamp turned over in q ten
ement house at New York Monday night,
and the inmatee became panic. stricken.
Some Of them jumped from the windows
to the ground below. Two were fatally
injured and four are suffering from bro.
ken limbs.
Clarence Solbeck, a boy aged IA years,
was killed instantly Sunday ct Mud Bay,
WASH, by the accidental discharge OF q
shotgun in the hands of brother, II
years OF age. The charge entered the
boys left breast, tearing away lung
and otherwise mutlla,ing the body.
BY the steamer China, which arrived
FROM the Orient Tuesday, news OF the
loss Of Chinese steamer was brought.
The steamer is supposed to be the Nam
chow. There we're over 400 Chinese on
board, besides six Europeans. All hands
persisted except twenty-nine Cinnamon.
Officer Harper shot and killed Henry
De Greyer, y prominent contractor Of
San Francisco Saturday. De Greyer was
driving at an unlawful speed when the
officer lassoled his horse and ordered him
to halt. Paying no attention to the
order, he was shot by the officer.
Thursday morning at Pocatello A. ID.
Moon, young brakeman in the employ
OF the Union Pacific, was 90 badly injured
BY the cars that he died that afternoon. As
be stepped from an engine his foot
slipped on the ice and he was thrown I'M.
der the wheels. He was frightfully
mangled.
Representative Davis, the alliance
member Of the house from Kansas, has
introduced bill authorizing the erection
OF postoffice building in places of more
than 5000 Inhabitants, and in places OF
less population where such place is the
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