The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-09
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Missionary DrewseA-severs
Priests AsesnA Aseseew-A mys-
teFiess MuraeF On spekane-A
Renaa Eense BsrneA-Haeikieber
~ Crep Good Thfs Year.

A waterspout struck the vicinity Of
Mission, In Kittitas county, . few days
ago, striking near the residence Of A. 3.
Burbania. The path visited BY the storm
was torn up badly, and bonlders weighing
a. much a. . ton and Q half were tossed
about AZ II thev were mere pebbles.
Fire destroyed the round house Of the
CentFAi Washington railway At Coulee
City last week, together with engine No.
007. When discovered 1t had gained such
headwsy that al efforts 10 extingnish the
flames were unayailing. There having
been no IRE around the bniiding, the
opinion 10 that Il was Of incendiary origin.
Tho stockholders Of the First National
bank Of WaitsbuFg have resolved 10 60
into voluntary liquidation, and the local
stockholders With Levi Ankeny Of Walla
Wslla have organized che Merchants
Bank Of WaitsbuTg, with . capital Of
e25O 900, all subscribed and paid In. This
change was made for the reason that the
Hationai bank with is capital Of $4,000.
and thereby heavy taxes and other ex-
penses. has been an Improbable institn-
tion The officers Of the new bank will
probably remain the aame Is In the old
organization.
A large colony Of Dunkards has just
reached the Yakima valley. The people
are from Pennsylvania, Nebraska and DA-
kOta, where there are strong settlements
Of Dankards. and they are going 70 the
Yakima valley with the plan 10 build up
strong settlement there.
The almost nude body Of a young man
was found in the loft Of a small barn in
the eastern part Of Spokane last Wednes-
day. II vas in an advanced stage Of de-
eOmPOAition. The body plainly indicated
that murder had been committed, the
bead having been crushed In with an iron
pin that hy near the body. From the
story told by Mira II. y. Mitchell, upon
whose premises the barn stood. il would
appear that tNo unknown men coEdmitted
the deed q week before. The dead man
has not yea been identi6ed.
Cheney h not famous tor hsh stories,
but here Is one related by II. H. Hubbard.
Last Friday be. in company with Clarence
Martin, p, T. Fellows and others, tTied q
novel method Of catching fsh in q small
pond near Tyler. The outlet had dried
uP. leaving . great many pickerel en-.
trapped in the pond, which was an acre OF
t~o in extent and perhaps three feet deep
at the deepest point They were polling a
small nft along. TIE water being muddy,
the ash were unable 10 sc, apd In endeav-
oring 10 escape from the noise made BY
the raft woald jump out Of the water,
light on the raft and become an easy prey
10 the aahermen. In this manner one hun.
drsd or more pickerel about . foot In
length we're caught In a few moments.
The hst issue Of the Colfax Gazette con.
tanned an interview with Sheriff Sims in
which the latter states be has discovered
positive evidence against Dakota Slim
which would prove him guilty Of the muir
der of Ogy-ille Hayden- Two Of the wit.
neasos who would give this evidence, the
sheriff saya, are In the Philippine island.
and two more In Alaska. A. n. Caven
who defended ''slim,- says he has equally
positive evidence that ''Slim" vas in an.
other part q the world when the murder
was committed, but three 81 his witnesses
are, unfortunately, with Andree In hi,
balloon excursion 10 the north pole and
tao Others are In Cuba. but he will try
and have them here by the time the Shcr.
IN secures his witnesses from Manila and
Klondike.
The object Of State Fish Commissions
Iitlle's visit 10 Dayton was TO hook up tbs
feasibility Of establishing ash hatchery
in Columbia County, probably on the up
per nlkanOn. On the lower Columbia u
has been found difficult 10 handle tho
early run Of Chinook salmon, and Il !,
thought much could be gained by the O.
lablishment Of a hatchery near the nat
ural Matching grounds. Il Is now th,
practire 10 get the 6sh into pond nets and
hold them until ripe for spawn. Although
fairly successful, sAis plan is not satisfac
tory. A hatchery is needed at the nat
ural spawning grounds, and II a sufficient
number Of Ilsh can be obtained hatcher,
will be established on the Tukanon thil
season. The cost Of such an enterprise
will be between ave and six thousand dol
lars. Quite q force Of men will be EN-
ployed, twelve men being required 4
handle 100000 spawn.
The Nesperce News has suspended pub
licatlon.s
} The Moscow section Of the country wa
visited by severe irosts two nights las
week. The nights were clear but yer,
cold, and some damage was done 10 grow
, ing products Garden truck Of all kin,
J suffered the worst, but u Il not though
that wheat or fruit has been damage,
enough 10 retard growth.
T. r. Harris, postmaster Of Harrison
has rendered his resignation, to take FL
tcct July I. After that time Essle
. Wheeler will serve the people in that ca
pacity. Mr.. Harris has been postmaste
tor four years, and now retires 10 TAX
charge Of the new saloon, "The Senate.
Tie has purchased the ATgo hotel prop
lerty, leased the upstairs for hotel puI
poses and prepared the lower story for hi
! saloon.
Major Drodle and Lieutenant Knox, IN
! gallant Americans who were wounded 4
. the attack on the Spanlards at Santiag
: Friday, are well known by number Z
the older residents Of Lewiston. Brodl,
. a. lieutenant, was in HOwari's commAn
: during the NeE Perez Indian war, an
) Knox was qaartermaster at Camp Howar
: following the hostillties.
y" Five townships ON the NeR Perez resel
satiOn were formally opened for filing laI
. week. The rush at the land Office was a
/ 'most equal to thearstrnsA for homestead