Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-03
CHANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD
At HOME AND ABROAD.
Record Of Mlsf0rtunes, Aishaps sne
Grimes, ~ Well ~ Of lndus-
trial Progress.

of Washington at the close Of May was
81, SOL 1926. The population Of Wash
ington is given in the census as over 349,-
OOO, but making the estimate on popu-
lation of $4,000 will give us per capita
circulation Of 1888.
Edwin Corbin of Chicago has closed
deal in London amalgamating the United
States and Canadian lakes fisheries com
panies, whereby the control OF 20 com
panies passed into the hands OF
the British company with $5yOOO,O0O CAPT
tai.
The wheat market opened at Colfax,
Wash, Monday at Is cents. Hamilton
Rourke bought a pool of 1900 bushels
ut 70 cents. This Is one Of the largest
sales ever made there. This wheat be-
Ionged to a local bank and local mer-
chants. In the afternoon, upon receipt OF
Chicago prices, the price dropped 9 cents
and closed weak ut 70 cents in the ware
house.
Silver broke all records again Monday,
falling to 23ad in London, which is Id be-
low the previous low record. Bar silver
closed in New York at 5lA cents. At the
New York prices for bars, the value OF
silver in the standard silver dollar is 1906
cents.
The grain men at Davenport, Wash,
report that most Of the wheat this year
will grade No. l. Wheat Wednesday
brought 20 cents for club sacked, and 72
cents for bluestem sacked.
A miner named Jim McCarner has just
found nugget on Soda creek, four miles
from Tavern, Cal, which weighs 5000.
The diggings where the nugget was found
have been worked for 20 years.
The latest dispatches received at Bonn
hay, India, from the frontier state that
the situation il getting worse. 1t ~ evil
dent that the Indian government must
face a grave crisis, involving heavy ex-
penditure and probably great loss OF life.
The president has appointed William
r. Holloway Of Indiana to be consul gen
eral at st. Petersburg. Russia, his CON-
mission being dated August 81. The
president also has appointed Frank J.
Drummond assistant appraiser Of mer-
chandise for the district Of New York,
vice Joseph G, Biglin, removed.
NJ. +. Page, the largest candy making
concern in Chicago, ILL.,, has made an as
alignment. The assets are 100000; Ii.
abilities not to exceed $4,000.
Civil engineers Of Juncau--C. e. Garth
side and six assistants--are now survey.
ing the White pass in the interest Of an
English syndicate which intends to build
= railroad from Skagaway to the entrance
of the pass TO Taku arm, distance Of is
miles.
The general strike Of the cloak makers
Of New York city and vicinity, which has
been threatened for long time, has been
ordered. Henry Fisher Of the board of
walking delegates Of the brotherhood of
cloak makers announced that $4,000
cloak makers in the brotherhood would
BE- called out. More than 5000 went out
Wednesday afternoon.
News IL just received that Prince Luigi
at Savoy, and party Of Italians, reached
the summit Of Mount st. Elias July 81 at
noon. The altitude indicated by the mer.
cslrial barometer Is $4,000 feet. Il il
the most successful expedition ever under
taken. The party was 81 days On snow
and ice without sickness or accident.
The sixth annual session Of the ma.
taonal irrigation congress will he held
In Lincoln, Neb., September %, 20 and
30.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
CINE Firemen has contributed $l4OO te
the national miners fund.
Joe Walcott knocked out Georp,
Green In the 18th round at San Fran
cisco, Thursday night, after one OF tn,
fastest fights ever seen in San Francisco
Walcott led in nearly every round
Green showed none of his old time dasl
and vim, and seemed to be utterly ut sc.
In meeting and guarding against tn,
sturdy colored mans rushes
William J. Bryan has returned to hi
home in Lincoln, Neb., after M absenc
Of three months travelling in the west
has been elected delegate to the up
preaching county convention and viii
take an active part in the same.
The site for Chicagos new &4,OOO,OO'
p0stofIice il bed of mud, and the archi
tects say piles must be sunk los feet +
insure a stable foundation.
Capital punishment in Denmark il exc
cuted publicly with the AK. II severa
are to be decapitsted ON the same dat
one is not present while another is exc
cslted.
The duke and duchess of York. WIFI
are making tour through ireland. an,
being feted and dined, and presente,
with addresses Of welcome BY the vari
Gus towns through which they pass.
With favorable weather for the mex
two or three weeks the farmers of On
tario will gather the best crops they hav,
had for 20 years
The Spanish government will immedi
ately construct one large ironclad and
ak cruisers of 1000 to 1000 tons to form
the nucleus of three squadroons.
Star Pointer and Joe Patchen, the
PAGERS, have been matched for a mile