Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-18

copper deposits along the south shore Of
Lake Superior, celebrated his oath birth
day in Cleveland, o.. the other day. In
the early forties he landed at Copper Har-
Dor, and with two Indians as guides went
On foot to Milwaukee,. prospecting as he
went. 1t was in 1877 that he opened the
first mines.
Emperor William is expected to visit
Cadiz oil or about November 20.
David kahnweiler, inventor OF the cork
jacket life preserver, died in New York.
Japan is expected to prohibit seal and
otter hunting along its coast next year.
Mary Alexander died in st. Louis last
Wednesday at the remarkable age of lib
years.
The Bank of Spain has advanced TO the
treasury 6O,0O0,0O0 pesetas for current ex-
pcnses.
The outbreak Of yellow fever in Havana
Is causing great anxiety among American
officials there.
L. b. Potter, the founder OF the Golden
Club, the once famous free trade organi-
zation, died in London
Daniel X. Kennedy, of Lynn, Mass, VINO
was supposed to have been murdered in
Portland. Me, has turned up alive.
Germany, it is stated will not show here
hand in the Philippine controversy until
the negotiations take a more definite form
The Venezuelan arbitration court has
received over 200 documents in English,
Spanish and Dutch, covering four centur-
les.
The critical political and military situa-
ton in Europe has caused a sharp advance
in prices of provisions in all the markets
OF the world.
Douglass Island, Alaska, now has sew
eral gold stamp mills with an aggregate
| capacity for the reduction Of $500 tons OF
ore per day.
The Turkish troops at Retimo, Island of
| Crete. having refused to leave peaceably,
have been forcibly removed by the Rus
| sian admiral
1t is believed by many well-informed
persons in Manila that conflict between
the Americans and Filipinos is ultimate
| ly unavoidable
benjamin Smith and wife, aged 90 years
respectively, travelled on foot all the way
| from Whitehall, Greene County, ILL.,, to
| Chillicothe, ..
At religious meeting in Kansas City
| Mrs. Jennie Walker expressed desire to
die and had hardly finished when she sank
to the floor dead.
In the Rogue district in Cuba heavy
crops which have just been planted for
the first time in three years.
At North Grafton, Mass, a posse of citi-
zens surrounded three burglars who had
broken into the postoflice and captured
two and killed one Of them.
Jamaica negroes are invading Cuba in
large numbers, They are vicious, lazy and
s!,iftless people and add to the number OF
destitute to be rescued from starvation BY
the United states government.
The navy department has decided to re-
woke the contracts for the construction of
four single turret monitors and make new
contracts for building four double turret
monitors capable OF going TO sea.
A species OF elk, with enormous antlers
has been discovered in the Olympic noun
t..ns, of the state OF Washington, by Pro
fessor Elliott Of the Field Columbia Muse
um, Chicago. and named Roosevelt"
A tale OF fearful suffering is told by the
captain and crew of the schooner Jennie
+. Wiley which was wrecked in recen
West Indian storm. They drifted about
y for three weeks with nothing " eat bu
raw fish.
The damage by fire, smoke and water t.
the capitol buildings in Washington is no
$ 50 great as at first supposed, and it is be
+ lieved the repairs win not cost more thai
! $4,000 and can be made before congress
i reassembles.
A negro lynched two years ago at Mays
Il field, ; C., for murder is said To have lief
a written statement, which has just beel
3 found, confessing that he murdered tn
e Voolfolk family, for which Thomas Wool
> folk, the eldest son, was hanged, protest
II ing his Innocence.
L The torpedo boat destroyer Farragu,
i during her trial trip at San Francisco, haa
made 80 miles an hour when the air pun
II broke down. For AZ minutes she mad
r 81. 80 knots an hour. The contract re
4 quirements call for u speed Of 30 knots a
70 hour.
e Nancy Sweeney, aged l Is years, the old
re est woman in Louisville or the state {
Kentucky, is passing away peacefully 4
4 the Home for the Aged and Infirm j
NJ Louisville. She is sinking quietly to re:
Ia because the vital organs and the life force
As have become exhausted.