Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-04
GENERAL NEWS.

President Mckinley and his household
observed New Years on Monday by
public reception Of two hours duration.
The Americans took formal possession
of the island of Cuba on January Ist, UNI
der the provisions of the treaty with
Spain.
| The new stamp mills on Douglas island,
Alaska, have acapacity Of $500 tons daily.
This is the largest quartz crushing plant
in the world.
II is reported that the railroad laws of
Kansas passed by All extra session are
defective and that the railroads will
disregard them.
Troops have been shipped to Manila
both from the east through the Suez
canal and from San Francisco. There is
danger Of a bad complication down there
with the natives.
A severe storm passed over the Pacific
coast on New Years day Monday and
Tuesday. The snow fall was heavy i'll
many places. At Seattle the snow. was
twelve inches deep OH New Years day.
Mrs. Botkin of San Francisco who
sent poisoned candy to Delaware and
caused the death of two women in that
state was found guilty of murder in the
first degree last week in San Francisco.
The jury fixed the penalty at life inn
prisonment.
There is danger Of clash of authority
between the Filipinos at Iloilo, OH the
Island Panay of the Philippines. The
natives captured the Spanish garrison at
that stronghold after a fierce conflict, and
they refuse to recognize the authority of
Gen. Miller, who was sent there to as
sumo authority and to place the territory
under the American flag.
The thermometer reached two degrees
above zero last night the coolest of the
season. At Tekoa the operator reported
IS degrees below zero. We have no snow
in the valley which accounts for a
fraction of the differences. The
thermometer here registered about &c
degrees higher last night than in the
4 higher districts on all sides Of u.s.
i The Times today publishes the follow
ing statement Of the mineral production
of Colorado in 1898: Gold, f27, sol 400;
silver, fI4,e6I,sS7; copper, Fl ,2o4 ,5i4;
lead, f3,44a'ooI; total, $47,Ioe, s6z. The
gold output shows gain Of nearly 49,
100000 over that Of 1897 and the total
mineral production increased 81 ,I45,s3o
OF the gold, $Is,eoosooo is credited to
Cripple Greek.
| Wells, Fargo < Cornpany's statement
of the mineral product Of Utah for 1895
shows: Copper, s.s,o.6ss pounds; un,
refined lead, oo,346,Ioo pounds: silver,
7.s44,527 ounces; gold, lo4,9oo ounces,
Total export value, $9,s77.s43. comput-
ing gold and silver at the mint valuation
and other metals at their value at the
seaboard, would increase the value Of the
product to SIS, SOP ,oSa. ggf
/ 1t is not often that it falls to the part Of
stationary engineer to play the part OF
hero, but that is what happened to Lee
chalfant, sub-engineer at Wolf Brothers
shoe factory at Columbus, Ohio Though
badly scalded, he leaped through blind
ing clouds of steam, raked the fires from
under the boilers, and prevented an ex-
plosion that jeopardized the lives of 500
employers in the building
< The Montana senatorial situation at
the opening of the session Monday was
in the nature of three-eornered i;sht
with the DAILY and Clark forces, old-time
political opponents, opposed to each
other, and w. G. Conrad of Great Falls,
with nucleus of half a dozen votes, in
an expeciant attitude. ". A. Clark is
himself leading candidate, and his
managers claim that be has enough votes
including silver republicans who were
elected by fusion with the democrats, to
i al ~. 49,. srst..