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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

The opening ofthe Cascade locks
has revived the interest in an open
river from the Inland Empire tc
the sea. The general government,
is to be looked to for the ultimat
acCompli shment Of this work. The
Columbia river is the natural
traffic-way for the greater part Of
three states and it should be free
for the commerce Of all the people.
A movement has been instituted
aud rece ived with favor to provide
government boat railway around
the Dalles at Cello. This impor-
tant public impr vement will be
carried out in the course of time
either by the railway or by a sys-
tenn of locks, but several years will
probably be required to reach prac-
teal rlsults. In the mean time
the people of Oregon have grown
restless aud are asking state aid to
establish a free river. A bill has
been introduced in the Oregon
senate appropriating sos, 5000 tor
the purpose Of building portage
railroad. The control of the river
in t..e event of the success of this
undertaking would rest in the
state of Oregon. The idea of
foreign ownership is repulsive.
If the state Of Oregon
controls the portage the river will
not be free. At the same time a
degree of satisfaction may be ex-
tracted from the beginning of the
end. 1t may be shorter step
from state to government control
than from start to finish as public
enterprise. Idaho and Washing
ton spurrec by jealousy may fight
harder tor an open river.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature by {. c. Fuller. of
Shoshone county, to form a new
county out of the upper Clearwater
basin. SO far as Shoshone county
is concerned this measure is not
Objectionable. The extreme south
end OF ShoshOne county has ALWAYS
been burden upon the tax paving
people of Occur 'dAleue, and now
they are scheming to be divorced
from it. The Pierce City district
should belong to Nez Perez county.
1t is the desire of the people of
Weippe, 10 10, Orc Elmo and
French creek to be united to Nez
Perez for judicial purposes. There
IS no sentiment in that country
favorable to the idea of new
county. The burden Of taxes
would be simply ruinous and the
people know the fate that would
come from such a move. In the
whole district as he proposed new
county there is not sufficient taxa
Bile property to support any kind
OF county organization. There is
no decided land nor patented mines.
Nor IS there a single producing
mine III the whole district The
idea of new county is preposter-
Gus. OF course this vast region
will be reformed at no distant day
bnt i'll the formative slate even the
future needs cannot be determined.
There will be rival cities on the
reservation and the many camps
within the district will doubtless
be rich and populous in the near
future, but county building i'll ad-
vance of judicial needs and hnan-
cial possibilities is premature. The
TELLER representatives have inter-
viewed many of the foremost c,ti-
Zens of the reservation and other
settlements within the limits OF the
proposed new county and the uni
versal sentiment is that the time
for division and reorganization has
not arrived.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Mr.. Ciagett is beyond all con-
troversy the ablest man in the pop
ulist party in Idaho. His ability,
his training, his experience and his
culture fit him above all his party
leaders to grace the position of
United States Senator. Why then
was he not elected at once? The
reasons are not many but they
were potent and retired the old
man eloquent" permanently from
the field OF his last hope. His very
pre- eminenCe and fitness made him
the target for the shafts which jeal-
Gus rivals always use to pluck
leader down. Many republicans,
seeing that the people had decided
for populist senator. were frank
enough to select Mr. Claggett as
the man who would give most
credit to the state. This recogni-
ton was used to defeat his ambi-
ton under the charge of COLLISION
with republicans. The most po-
tent factor in the defeat of Mr..
Claggett was his honorable repub-
lican record. On this rock alone
is wrecked his hopes The demo
Gratis refuse to honor any man
however worthy, whose tenets of
political faith are grounded on
republican doctrines. This is the
secret Of Claggett's defeat, and in
his defeat other populist leaders
can read their own. In the begin
ming the populist party was
strongly demo cratic and the rank
and file today are largely of demo
cratic origin. Many republicans
have left the old party, but very
few Of them have risen to leader
ship in the populist ranks. If the
new alliance holds the combination
will be still more largely demo
cratic and the percentage Of re-
publican populists who are to be
honored will be correspondingly
less and less. The end is very
evident if we can reason anything
from the doctrine of origins, his
tory and tendencies. The demo-
cratic party will be the dominant
party of the new alliance and any
one not OF that household Of faith,
born III the flesh and bred in the
bone, had better seek other fields
or forego all hopes and aspirations.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

The tone Of the correspondence
between Idaho democrats and Hon.
James X. Jones, chairman Demo-
crotic National Committee, indi-
Gates that the point is reached, q,
least on the part on the part of the
local democracy, where forbear-
ance ceases to be virtue. The
National committee has assumed
the position of dictator, the state
democracy comes out boldly for
home rule. 1t is evident from the
tone of the latest communication
issued by the democratic legislators
that further interference by the
national committee will be useless
waste of energy. However accept
able Senator Dubois will be to the
national democracy, he has not the
proper grips and words that
will admit him to the councils of
the select in Idaho. AS question
Of riget and privilege every point
in the contention is in favor of the
state democracy, Mr.. Dubois was
defeated at the polls in fair issue.
and it was a personal defeat for
Mr.. Dubois. On the abstract
question of free silver or sound
money the voters OF Idaho pro-
nounced themselves by a large
majority in favor of the white
metal, but on the question of rec
ognizing Mr.. Dubois as the cham
pion of free silver par excellence
on the question of sanctioning his
preeminent ability, his loyalty and
his pure patriotic motives, the
voice of the people decided that,
there are others" If the vote
taken last November means any
thing it means that it means that
Idaho voters favor the cause of
free silver unqualihedly, it also
means with equal emphasis that
Mr.. Dubois with his methods and
motives is not acceptable as silver
champion for the state of Idaho.
These are the stubborn cts which
the state democracy uses in reply
ing to Chairman Jones. Behind
these they fortify themselves aud
plead for home rule aud full faith /
with their constituency. All honor /
to the democrats who have been
bold enough to defy the unwar-
rented interference. and would
they were equally loyal to all
promises made in the name of re-
and reform.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

Viewed in the light of current
events, no youth in Idaho should
cease to hope for high nonors.
The political wind bloweth where
it listeth and there is no telling
what passing breeze may bear a
senatorial toga.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04

AT the present rate of production
over $500, 900, 900 of fresh gold
will come from the mines before
another presidential election is
held. The pops should be eau
tious about calling a gold dollar a
200 cent dollar,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
II. T MAOCWICK,
Contractor and Builder
LEWISTON IDAHO
E.. G. BROWN. NJ. D. q. D.
PHYSICIAN Il SURGEON.
Main ST., Lewiston, Stanton Block.

The doctor is a graduate of the Brit
lsh school of Medicine (Englandl Eel
low of the Society ut Medicine of Great
britain, Graduate of the American
Medical College, Member of the Ma
tional Association Medical Herbalists
of Great Britain, and Nsce President
of the American Association of Physi-
clans and Surgeons lIndiana).
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
l.. +. INMAN, NJ. D.,
Homeopathic Physician
And Specialist.

And Specialist.
Office over the book store. Office
hours morning to II; afternoon > to )
evening to s. pecialties-Catarrh
and all nervous and chronic diseases of
both men and women. Diseases of
children given special attention. Coun-
try and city calls given prompt atten-
ton.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-04
Buy Wheat in Chicago. -~zdso~

Sell your Wheat to the Grain Merchant, Exporter
And Buy an Option Chicago.
On bushels rbushe for No
Commission
we
Write
Distance Telephone DOWNING HOpKTNS, 90
rade I,Ok
Rooms and Woveon Block, Western Telegraph
Spokane Wash
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO July 10.--To-day's cattle market was
largely nominal on account of the small receipts
Quotations In nearly all cases were at YESTERDAY
range Of prices, few native beef steers selling
at s420G4.75. Prices have averaged steady all
To-days light run of hogs was sold at an early
yesterday though some weakness was developed
at ateT 56s & with s9es arg re at S.
Prices about 17lac higher than week ago.
S SnefP Mere st s. sxan
s ed Beng Worth ls@S sSd common s6esp
aqs aas sSa ioT 45 hd G% sheep 1000
shipments p ats 1000 Market steady, but owing
on at iggPg there Guos6 p 2
s4dSg ad ad7e sb ng9sB Mixed MaEs
a5tvei mbs s Msrks
Texans, S.
Sd 5gy tS Be- bgasbeS S.
35S @4 a sf6eke Tag 9Rd feederS sd8
i SOS Market S g STEADY 9sSsS
foa aSRRs4 $25c sqnnS' S'OO "s"'S
dSSes sBss6 g faiT s5Sg
extra lambs, $5Q5l5 stockers and Welhers S2.25
EAST BUFFALO, July 1O.-Cattle-veaIs and
Hogs@Good to choice pigs and light Workers,
Sheep and LambsDNativs yearIing lambs. good
g f native cp p fair ef Choice mixed
s3358S75; cuiis and common 225QS.
NEW YORK. JS Wy ye e%G 5s 6a qn
buttermilk calves norninally $3.75@425. .
Uogs-Receipts, 3,179. Market steady at $500
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 4,634. Sheep. $50
4.40; lambs $5Q96.25.
EAST LIBERTY. July 1O.--Cattle steady and
unchanged; veal calves. sea- 80
Hogs steady prime pigs, $3.S0Q3S5; best light
Workers and medium weights, S3.75@3. so; common
to fair Workers $9.700575; heavy hogs SS6o@S65;
roughs, 81. 25Q3.25.
Sheep steady and prices unchanged spring
lambs, $4.25Q4.55.
KANSAS CITY July 10.-Cattle-Receipts, $50.
Market steady and unchanged.
Hogs-Reoepts, 5000. Market steady to shade
lower; bulk of sales S335QS.40. heaves S33
43 42l1; packers So 25G3S7l2 mixed, So 1908 4212
lights, $3.15@335; Workers, 3d. 521243.35; pigs So
| $3.50.
CINCINNATI July 1O.-Cattle steady at $3.50
GAPS.
Hogs active at S3@3.5O.
| Steep steady at $2q3.6o; lambs steady at 50. 10
o.. 40.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
ISLAND IN THE JACKPOT.
Some of the Advantages Possessed by
the AmbidextrOus.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribun,

At one of the most interesting games Of
poker ever played in Minneapolis. Nicollet
island was put in the jackpot by man
who thought he understood the game, but
found there were others who understood it
better.
Fifty-five years ago Pierre Bottineau took
UP claim on the spot where St. Paul now
stands A year later he traded 1t for a
horse and COW, which ne drove away INTO
the wilderness, never dreaming that the
land he had almost given away would In
few years be the site of a great city. For
of what is now the business part of Min
neapolis and put up log cabin on little
mound in the center of Nicolet island.
Half dozen OF the old settlers, Bottineau
among them, had little poker club. one
evening the stakes kept growing larger ana
larger until every Jackpot cor co9t hane loA
ing heavily, but at last was dealt hand
upon which he hoped to regain his losses
four queens. and, drawing one card, secured
an ace, leaving four kings as the only hand
by which his could be beaten. He thought
he saw one of the. players discard q king
and he considered his hand invinclbe, ana
played it accordingly. Soon all but Bot
tineau and the man opposite MIN dropped
The table was heaped with money ana the
personal belongings Of the two men The
on on the flushed faces as they watched each
other warily out Of the corners or their
eyes. All Of Bottineaus possessions lay on
the liable, and it was his bet He looked
at his hand carefully. and then said that
all he had left was Nicollet island, which
he would bet against 500 Inc pet was
called and Bottineau laid down his four
queens with a smile of triumph Amid a
dead silence his opponent laid on the table,
face no. four kings and a tray. 1t was so
still that you could have heard them
breathe Then Bottineau called for writ
ing materials and made out deed to the
island From that day he never touched
a card or countenanced gambling IN any
form. :, -.
After drifting around the country he went
TO Red Lake Falls and took up claim and
remained there until the time OF his death;
He was employed guide and scout, ana
was one of the principal members of the
Sibley expedition. He knew every foot Of
the Northwest country, having trayersed 1t
ever since he was ten years old, when ne
guided Lord Sekirks colonists from old
Fort Garry When he died the last Of the
old-time Canadian voyagers and guides
upbuilding of the Northwest, passed away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Midsummer Dizziness the Feature of
the Week-Few Fluctuations.

In most lines trade during the week ending
July 10 took on the usual midsummer dullness,
the more SO from the fact that seldom has the
first week In July shown such heat or so checked
business. Merchants not disappointed. as 1t
had been anticipated So promising is the crop
outlook ana fall business prospects that all are
disposed to take matters through the heated term
as coolly as possible and prepare for the pros
pectve Improvement. Prices during the week
ruled unusually steady. In sugars there but
one advance and in dry goods changes. few
slight changes were made in drugs. On Commits
sion row prices we'll held varying only
when there surplus left over from the pre-
ceding day, which happened on only day.
When the abundance of the crops of fruits and
vegetables is taken into consideration, good prices
have been obtained on 50 per cent. of the stuff
sold. Poultry, eggs and butter are all weak at
quota lions. Receipts are light and so is the de-
The flour market is quiet. Hay is weak and
seed market more active;
has been good deal Of aetbiydty The advance
market more interest is taken IN cereals. Track
o r TeS 5 s. bid No. red &c bid
No. i red. soc; Wagon, wheat S5c No red
m asn a an Ffhp ae aFs 6d gSy 500
c %ge c wh Ne 9S %h No c Nht 10 S0 w6 MS
mixed 35:s no white Te mixed ac 2S{&2G No
WI DlI ne 2i INF %o. yellow Sc No mixed 3Sc
No NO mixed CSC; No. mixed, 2Sc; ear corn
white 3 ne No i, Whit lit oI 1slpc No
Hay-No. / timothy, ~ bid; No. timothy. 81
bid. prairie. S6QGao
Poultry and Other Produce.
(Prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens 5ac; springs &c: cocks. 2l4c
young turkeys. SC; toms, Sc; old hen turkeys. 7c:
old toms, Sc ducks 6i2c; geese. 4Oc for full
feathered. SOC for plucked
Butter-Country, choice &C: mixed, SC.
EGgs-fc.
Feathers-Prime geese. SOc per ID: prime duck
l0Gii7c per ID.
Beeswax-3Oc for yellow, Csc for dark.
Honey-l2d14c per Id.
Wool-Medmm rnwashed. i5c; fine merino un-
washed l04l1c tuh-washed. 20g25c; bury and
unmerchantable. &c less.
HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.
Creen-salted Hldes-No. l. sac; No 2, TIC;
No. / calf. s15c; No calf, Sc.
Grease-White. FAC; yellow. 2Ac; brown. 2Ac.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11

age is to be Intellectually brave, TO write
things that many others think but never
dare to write. oh. / know well what that
has cost me and will cost me in the future,
bat | shall have had the JOY of satisfying
myself"
Though NJ. lola is incensed at the fact
that this attack appeared just before the
Academy election. he is at some pains to
assure us by indirect sarcastic methods that
he really cares very little about academic
honors. There is an essay in this book
called Crowned at Last" which begins as
follows: Nobody is ignorant of the fact
that my ambition is absolutely without a
curb and that late in life l have developed
an insane passion for dignities The pro-
found psychologists of journalism have
made this very clear, for nothing escapes
them-they have philosophic and Penetrat-
ing insight. So, for some years they have
noted with rare kindness the thousand
meannesses to which l have resorted for
the purpose of securing official honors.
am represented with a rope around my
neck an eXpiatory candle in my hand, IN
Testing staircases and ante-chambers, bow
ing so low that l nave contracted enron
c lumbago. Oh, the knaves! So they have
caught me, have they? Well. what can car
you expect in the presence of an intelli-
gence that pierces through solid walls? l
feel that it is useless to deny any more, for
the thing is at last public property"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Tallow-No. l. 29.c; No. 2. 2Ac.
Bones-Dry, sl2Ql3 per ton.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle UnchanGed--HOgs Active and
Hinher-Sheen UNCHANGED.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 10.-Receipts, 100; ship
II ents light. The supply of cattle light and
the market UNCHANGED from Yesterday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Fond Mothers Triumph,

New York Telegraph.
''Willie!'
What do you want
II want you TO get right up.
"All right" says Willie, and turns over
for another nap. Half an hour passes, and
then
'Willie!
"Y-a-a-s," yawningly.
Il want you to get right up
"Y-a-a-s.
Fifteen minutes later.
You Willie"
you going to get up to-day?"
Yes"
We'll. be about it, then. You march
yourself right down here"
Twenty minutes elapSe.
"Willie ! -
What do you want?"
IF you amt up in five minutes I'll come
up there and rout you out in short order!
You mind thatH
I'm a-coming.'
You'd better, sir. if you know whats
good for you
Fifteen minutes later.
Willie If you're not out of there in ten
minutes I'll douse you with cold water see
If l don't, Get right up"
Willie comes down stairs half an hour
later and the triumphant mother says:
"Ahai young man, | thought Id rout you
out, You may just as well understand first
as last that when l speak you have TO mind
Remember thatl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
A SHIP HIS MONUMENT.
Unique Memorial to Robert Louis Ste
vensOn in San Francisco.

In distant San Francisco, the city of the
western shore, is to be erected the first
monument to Robert Louis Stevenson.
When the dread disease which finally took
him off began it's serious inroads upon his
already weak constitution, Stevenson was
in San Francisco, living his eccentric but
always lovable life He has hosts of friends
there now. In the yacht Sappho he sailed
out of the mountainbordered bay and
turned his face westward to that island
home which knew him to his death. The
departure from San Francisco, the roam
ing through coral islands the purposeless
drift into Samoa, and the subsequent habi-
tation there are romance themselves. Out
Of them came the 'Wreckers" and some of
the best verse the novelist wrote.
1t is a fitting thing then that this first
monument to him should be set up in San
Francisco. 1t is fitting. too, that the monu-
with her PROV pointed to the silent lands
that lie down under the western Pacific.
1t is also fitting that the ship should sail
it's endless journey In the old Plaza of
San Francisco. the green square around
which in the days of gold the great TRACE
dies. the glowing life, the picturesque color
of old San Francisco had their being The
Plaza reeks with blood draYn in Violence
is vocal with the shouts Of angry mobs
with the twanging Of Spanish guitars, with
gambler curses. with political feud and
personal scheme. Stevenson's memory will
find a good setting with all those Others
for other great men were part and parcel
of the Plaza life and days.
The designers of the monument are two
San Francisco architects, Willis Polk and
Bruce Porter George Pipers is the sculp-
tor. The ship Is to be called the Bonaven-
ture. Its design will be that Of a thirty
gunner of the sixteenth century going
under a fair wind, with all sail on. At
the bow looking straight away to the sun
set is a figure of Pallas. The vessel will
be five feet in height.
The base upon which it will rest is 10 be
simply a granite plinth. On one surface
will be inscribed this passage from the
Christmas Sermon"
ITO be honest, to be kind to earn lit
tie, to spend little less, to keep few
friends, and these without capitulation."
When Stevenson was a stroller about the
streets of San Francisco he used to COM
ment on the lack of drinking places for the
wandering dogs. which then and now are
numberless in the Western town. His in
tense love for animals prompted the COM
ment Mindful of that. the designers have
placed on another surface of the plnth
spgot and cup, and below that drip stone
for thirsty dogs. The other surfaces Will
be perfectly plain.
The designers nave themselves raised by
subscription the expenses OF the monument
The money has come from many lands Sir
HeQry Irving, Andrew Lang and Louise
Imogene Quincy are among the conspicuous
contributors. Much Of the Inoney was OBJ
tanned in San Francisco itself. Sufficient
has already been subscribed to defray.
nearly the entire expense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
HIS BONES TURNED TO CHALK.
Peter Peters Would Skater His Arm
to Lift 1t from the Bed.
NeW York JournaI

New YORK Journal.
The strongest man In all OF the greater
New York is Max Unger an eighteen-year-
old Samson, who IS exhibiting MS proves
every night at an uptown music nan. re
the greater New York lies strapped in the
bed which he has not left for twenty
years at the home OF his step-mother, No.
52l Liberty street, Union Hill, N. j., just
back of Weehawken. This man is more
of a marvel than he of the muscles of steel
men ca can nut up a 2S0-pound dumbbeI
The other cannot raise his arm without
breaking bone.
His bones have long since turned to chalk
and child could fracture the largest In his
attenuated frame. There is no record OF
the number Of fractures which Peter Peters
has sustained. He is kept tied in bed and
held together practically by wide straps:
Should he fall out Of bed his bones would
break into pieces, just as IL he were
badly baked clay figure. In an attempt to
extract a tooth the better part of the
lower jawbone on that side came away
with the forceps.
Ten years ago Peters. while alone en-
deaVored to raise q glass filled with water.
The attempt broke three OF his fingers.
Three months ago, IN tossing about In bed.
he clipped a piece out OF the left side OF
his head large as a silver dollar This
place is now kept covered with piece OF
felt. Peters does not weigh to-day over
seventy pounds. In a normal life he would
have weighed 10 pounds.
When ne was fourteen years of age, while
playing on the streets of Guttenburg, he
was a vigorous and athletic youth. The
Injured bone was set, but IL refused 10 knit.
When the plaster of paris in which the
limb was incased was removed the limb
was found to be shriveled.
II was then that the disease called ostreo-
malaera set in. Gradually all the animal
substance of his bones became calcined. or
chalky. and his frame was brittle. 4 frac.
ture does not heal II is snugiy replaces
and held IN shape by splnts or strap.
This poor fellow, in twenty-one years, has
suffered a hundred deaths, yet through IL
an he has preserved his mentality This
has however shown decided signs of weak
ening during the past fortnight. Peters.
who has always been glad to meet visitors.
with whom he talked in German or En-
glish, has been OF a philosophical mind,
which he has sustained by deep religious
feeling.