Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-20

1ewis county reports the prospect of al
Immense fruit crop.
Tho Northern Pacific has again ac
,ojred control Of the Central Washington
Railroad.
Two Yakima boys are connected with
,1uiral Dew.y's fleet at the Philippines
tho son of Mrs. Coleman of this city
and the son of Charles Stevens of the
Ahtanun'
csptain c. II. Phillips of Goldendale's
d;sanded militia company is organizing
COMPANY whose services he will offer
"a Governor Rogers for enrolment for the
cuban war.
1udre Keen at Tacoma has refused to
Grant divorce to ex-Mayor or Mrs.
Fawcett The judge gave for his reason
that both We're equally in the wrong, and
II would be better for them to make up
their differences. No sensational features
we're brought out in the trial of the case
John McLeroy, an extensive stock rails
or and influential citizen of Adams coun-
", had the honor of serving under Ad-
miral Dewey, then First Lieutenant Dew
ev. on board the United States frigate
Mississippi during the civil war The Mis-
sssippi participated in numerous battles,
the most noted of which were the storming
Of Fort jackson, Mobile, Pensacola, New
orleans and Port Hudson.
Tacoma parties have purchased the old
Duff single mill at kelso and are tear
Ing the old structure away preparatory
to erecting the largest single mill on the
coast They propose putting in two ten
block machines, besides some double block
machines for the purpose of working the
timber all up. They are to have the mill
Emnning in 80 days.
Charges Of a most serious nature hang
over the head of A. A. ellis, United
States court commissioner, residing at
Woolley, Wash. ellis was arrested sew
enl days ago on IA warrant issued from
the bench by Judge Hanford upon the
application of District Attorney w. K.
Gay, in which he is charged with having
accepted fees from settlers in the vicinity
Of Woolley for the transmission of final
proofs to the land office in Seattle. 1t is
charged that ellis failed to transmit the
proofs placed in his possession as an Of
icer of the law and also withheld the
fees, which should have been forwarded
to the office here.
Caifornia-s fruit crop, like her wheat
crop is to be almost total failure. The
dry spring has wrought great havoc with
her orchards. Her production this year
will be cut down to the smallest amount.
This offers opportunity for Washington
iluit to become popular in the great mar
kets of the east. Last year the orchard
lists of the Inland Empire sent few
shipments to Chicago. There the COM
mission men reported the fruit to be GER
tainly of a better quality than the Cali
iornia fruit, but because of un-unform
and inferior packing it commanded less
price than the California product. This
matter of proper and uniform packing
and grading is one to which our orchard
lists can not pay too much attention. The
sale Of the fruit depends on it. Uniform
and attractive packages and a proper
grading does more to find purchasers than
quality alone. If in methods of packing
our orchardists come up to the California
orchardists sale at high prices is as
sured this year. Without good packing
We will lose our chance of taking the placs
M .D%
The resignation of Charles a. Clark a
superintendent of the soldiers home j.
IN the hands of the governor 1t was
handed to that official March %, to bt
used at his discretion. Recently, however
Mr.. Clark has desired to be released, anC
now wishes the resignation accepted.
George +. Steunenbcrg, brother of Gov
efhor steunenberg, has arrived in Bois'
rom Silver City, where he has been en-
gagged in mining. Mr.. Steunenberg served
'nfee years iii the United States nav,
ana was yeoman aboard the Boston Il
.'e time of his discharge. He will leave
iof New York in few days with thu
nope OF enlisting on one of the auxiliar,
navy vessels.
Lieutenant Walsh of the Fourth cav
urv has received dispatch from Colone
"ood' commander of what is known a
'ne Roosevelt regiment, offering him
,onmlsslon as captain in that command
!, Is probable he will accept, as he is yer.
W, of getting to the front. Colone
WOOD knew Lieutenant Walsh in Arizon
"neh the latter was in active servic
s''hst the Indians, and knows that h
"'uid be great addition to the regimen
~ rough riders which has been recruits
'or service in Cuba.
LII smith. chief clerk of the state Ian
"rd' Is member of the nation.l g,larc
NE. ne has felt it his duty to resign and g
~" 'he boys, the Lewiston company
.s,4uently he rendered his resignatio
Tue board. While his motive wa
, appreciated, the board felt that
v"id be impossible to release him with
Ivy causing much confusion and possibl
w. as he is the only one familiar wit
hns; 1e'''ls OF the states complicated Ian
- "esS. Consequently the board refuse