Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS
CHANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Crimes, ~ Well ~ Of Indus
trial PR04Rooo.

BY an explosion of gasoline the home
of Editor Freeman, North Yakima, was
totally destroyed. The editors whiskers
were also burned of, but he was not
otherwise injured.
Nine persons were struck by bolt OF
lightning at Buchanan station, % miles
east of Burns, Ore, last week. Mrs. Blu
chanan, one of the parties struck, was
badly injured, a scalp wound an inch
wide having been made, and her hairpins
and corset stays being fused and bent
While riding on the pilot Of an engine
near Arlington, George Rome of Walla
Walla, was nearly killed. The iron
horse struck COW, resulting in Rome's
being SO badly injured that both legs
will have to be amputated.
In the national circuit races at Meri-
den, Conn.,, Bald won the half mile open
in :O2.
In fire at Paris the premises of the
Haichett Publishing Company were de-
stroyed, entailing a loss of 100000
francs.
A telegram from San Jose, Guatemala,
announces that the brother of President
Barrios and the wife of the jefe of Ore
saltenan were killed and the revolution
lists have taken possession of the Plaza
San Marcos.
| Chief of Police Lloyd of Oakland has
received telegram announcing the death
at Juneau of j. c. Boatman, formerly pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Hilborn
and recently appointed fish commissioner
for Alaska.
Francis A. Coffin of Michigan City,
Ind, has received telegram pardon
from President Mckinley, and signed by
Attorney General McKenna. Coffin was
sentenced year ago to eight years in
the penitentiary for wrecking the In
dianapolis National bank.
At meeting of the manufacturing
lumbermen of western Washington, held
in Tacoma, it was decided to advance the
prices of lumber to correspond with ad-
vanccs recently made by the eastern as
sOciations.
At the closing days session OF the let
ter carriers convention in San Francisco,
bill was prepared for presentation to
the postmaster general advancing salaries
from $1,000 to $1,000. 1t was decided to
hold the next convention in Toledo, af.
|. ter which the meeting adjourned sine die
The duke and duchess of the Rio
, Grande have been remanded by the MARI
, borough police court, London, on the
: charge of defrauding hotels and lodging
: houses. The duke is said to be a Bra
lillian nobleman and the duchess is as
serted to be the niece of United States
Senator Conger of Michigan.
r John Shackelford, representing the
} New York Security and Trust Company
7 has asked the federal court ut Tacoms
to appoint receiver for the Tacoma Gas
e and Electric Company. The trust com
), pany holds mortgage of $5OO,OOO OF
: which $4,000 interest is overdue.
Y Richard Croker was passenger on tn
S steamer New York, arriving at New
n York Wednesday from Europe. Whil'
: he will make no statement, it is under
stood that he will be q candidate TO
t mayor of New York. He says Tamman,
hall will carry the greater city by 5000
votes and upwards.
'' The government will render all the as
, sistance in its power to check the sprea'
of yellow fever in the south.
The republican organization of New
It York has Endorsed Seth Low for mayor
+ An ordinance has been introduced il
= the Spokane city couI.cil providina. tina
e real estate, mining and other broker
shall pay an annual license fee of $25
% insurance agents, $50; and nickle in tn
Re slot machines, $780,
- The supreme court has reversed tn
&c judgment Of the spokane superior coul
- in the case of the state against Thoma
u OHara. He was convicted in Februar,
:" 1896, on the charge of arson and senten'
ed to three years in the penitentiary.
:, The Spokane Rod and Gun Club hs
~ elected the following officers for the year
y Rev. 0. J. Fairfield, pastor of the I'm
y tartan church, president; D. F. Wetze
C. jeweler, vice president; George Liebe
city comptroller, treasurer.
- The steamer North Star arrived q
e Wardner, B. c., Tuesday morning, 10,
:. days from Jennings, with passengers an
!, freight for Wardner and other point
= tributary to this town. All freight wi
be distributed from there by wagon.
:" b. +. WOodman has been elected se
Us retary of the Spokane chamber of con
- merce at a salary of 500 per month. II
~ offer of Mayor E. d. Olmsted of tv
20 large rooms in the city hall as quartz
- for the organization was accepted. Fl
N teen new names were added to the re-
-. :. of members Tuesday at a meeting.
~ The trades union congress at Birmin
;" ham, England, resumed its session Tue
day. President Stevens in his annu
- address said the engineers strike was 8
= instance of one of the best organized al
=, most powerful combinations in the wor
being in the throes of great struge
-, with a powerful combination of capt..
=, The delegates unanimously adopted
special resolution pledging moral al
=. financial aid to the striking engineers.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson h