Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-05-20
W. { Fnlter rssulnea home yester.

4 heavy wooden railing is being placed
on me Nn7 Ike river bridge.
}. w. Johnson returned from bust
ness tr p to Walla Walla Yesterday.
Hoorge II. Storer will depart tomorrow
ON 2. business trip TO Pocatello and Boise,
y. b. Holbrook returned yesterday
from business trip to Marengo. where
be owns fine farm.
Very large consignments of freight
have b -en shipped to the interior from
Lewiston this week by the old fashioned
prairie schooner"
Thomas Sullivan, while III this city
this week after goods for his store. re-
ported a iine prospect for big harvest
in the vicinity OF Slickpoo
The steamers Lewiston and Spokane
arrived Yesterday at the same time. They
had spirited race ON, the way up. The
Spokane won in gallop.
A. Kaspcr, Of Kcndrick. was in the
city this week, making arrangements for
the opening of the new store III eros
TENS brick on East Main street.
+. H. Libby left yesterday for Grange
vile where he will meet +. NJ. Pound
and the two will visit their Clearwater
mine few miles from Mount Idaho.
Line Morrison, who returned from Buff
ialo this week, reports hard times in the
camp and on the road from deep snow.
He will not return to Buffalo until the
snow goes off.
The finishing touches were put upon
the new Grostein brick this week. The
upper story is being furnished for first
class lodging house and the lower floors
are occupied by general merchandise
stores.
Mr.. Leggett OF Lothrop, Iowa who
was called here month ago by the
sickness of his son returned home today
lie is highly pleased with our country
and promises 70 return i'll the near
| future
| DIR. }. O. Watts, the optician, departed
today for Walla Walla where he will
remain two or three months. He has
secured Office rooms in the new Adams
block and will occupy them when
he RI turns
A dispatch dated at Manila at 2:3o
this morning says; Two military and
two civil Filipino commissioners APP
| pointed to cooperate with three citizens
of Manila in negotiating terms of peace,
arrived here at SIS a. M. today. They
have submitted no new proposition but
want an arulistice pending the session of
the Filipino congress. Major Otis has
refuse TO entertain the proposal.
Mr., A. Damas, one of the pioneer mer-
chants of this city, sold out Thursday.
lie has been III business in Lewiston and
in the mines since the earliest mining
days. He sold his stock to Mr.. G. w.
McMurray, from the state of Ohio The
purchaser will conduct general mer-
chan, Use store at the old stand, for the
present at least. Mr., Dainas will retire
from business, and devote his time to the
management of his real estate interests
in Lewiston.
The body OF an old man was found
floating in Salmon river near the state
bridge last week. The reports place the
probable age of the dead man at 10 years.
Though tins aye is much too old 10
CORES pond with the real age of lanes
Brlen who was drowned with A. T.
Shorlhlil's party last winter il is general
| ~ believed the body is that of O'Brien.
The body was buried where il was found,
Friends of o. Brien will investigate the
matter and endeavor to identify the
Maillck miner if possible.
MIR. ID. b. iiuntley, the manager for the
De Lamar Mines company, passed
through the city this week on his way tc
Buffalo and Mallick. The English com
pany which he represents has acquired
extensive interests in the new camps il
the interior. This visit of Mr.. Huutle,
is to determine the future policy of thes,
capitalists. The property which thi,
company controls will call for large ia
vestments. II is said the expenditure,
OF this summer will not be less tina,
St,ooo,ooo. 1t is the program 10 develo,
both the Star group in the Mallck dis
triet and their Buffalo holdings and pu
both on a paying basis this season
Tomorrow the prisoners in the bull
pen at Wardner will be moved to thei
rev quarters on the camp ground. TIL
, prison is i'll the form of Il hollow squaft
us feet long on each side. 1t contains
large and complete kitchen, hospital
a bunk house and exercising rooms
Judge Tony Tuhbs, who is handling tn
prison conmissary, is DONG it admirably
The food is clean, wholesome, plentifu
and OF good quality. About zoo cavalry
men. are believed to he en Aroute 10 tn
. Ceur dAlene with their horses to patro
. the district. Everything around Ward
ner continues quiet. The examination
by Coroner France OF prisoners in tn
bullpen is disclosing some damagin,