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STREET DUEL YESTERDAY.
Chief of Police ToIer and John o. Williams, Son of the Sheriff. Among the Dead.--
 Gov. Jones Gone to Hot Springs

Paademonium reigned for an hour and crowds of citizens and visitors rushed up and down the streets. When a stir occurred stampedes would take place. Finally Consta- ble San Tate and Deputy Jack Archer succeeded in quelling the ex- eitement to some extent and cleared the street in the vicinity of the aw- fuI scene.
 A big freight wagon was ordered up and the bodies loaded into it and taken to Gross undertaking estab- lishment. It was an awfuluscene.
 When the news of the terrible tragedy was conveyed to the homes of the dead men the shrieks of an guish from wives, mothers and sis. ters were heart-rendiug. Besides his father John Williams leaves mother and three grown sisters. Goslee leaves 3 wife and children, the youngest being an infant. Toler has no relatives here. Hart leaves a wife and children, and young Hinkle, the innocent victim, has relatives here.
 Citizens of all kinds are terribly aroused over the affair, and are de- termined to restore order at all haz- ard, and it is likely the governor will be asked to remove Sheriff Williams temporarily at least, and appoint some other to act in that capacity.
 Judge Beldin was sworn in as chief of police tonight and after a citizens mass meeting there are 150 special officers are patrolling parts of the city. All saloons and spors. ing houses have been closed for the night, many having quit business immediately after the tragedy.
 The Williamses have many rela- tives who are armed and more trouble is anticipated from tbis source, while brother of Hinkle was on the street this evening with at 41-calibre gun looking for a man who he believes took advantage of the opportunity to kill his broth CT.
 For several minutes after the tragedy the four first killed lay up on the sidewalk in front of business houses, members of the great throng being fearful to go near until the business men objected and dray wos used to cart the bodies to the morgue with Constable Sam Tate in the rear with pistols in hand keep ing the people away from the wagon as it's gnastly load moved down the street.
 Toler was shot through the brain and in the breast, either being nor tal. Hart was first shot through the head and after he fell three bullets were fired into his body. Goslee was the first man killed. John Williams firing three shots into his body. Goslee fired as he fell and died believing he had killed
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WOUNDED,
Special to The Gazette.

Special to The Gazette.
 Hot Springs, March 16.-As a Sc quel to the street luel between Pc hoeman Tom Goslee on one side, and Sheriff R. L Williams and his son, John o. Williams on the other. a fearfully bloody riot occurred at 5 o'clock this afternoon. As a result five men lay dead upon the sidewalk when the smoke cleared away. It is the most horrible affair in the history of Hot Springs. The mem- orable Flynn-Doran riot did not compare to it i'll terrible results. It is impossible at this writing to ob- tain details, or learn definitely who did the skooting. It was bloody sequel to the first affray earlier in the evening, in which Goslee and the Williams participated, A DOT tion of the police faction headed by the chief and portion of the Will liams faction met on the sidewalk ia front of Lemp's beer depot, when the furious firing began. The police were going down the street and the other party was coming up. Who began the affray cannot now be learned.
 Fifteen or twenty shots rang out in quick succession as the two par ties clashed in mortal combat. The streets were crowded and the wild. est excitement prevailed. Chief of Police Tom Toler, his sergeant, Tom Goslee, of the police faction, lay dead upon the sidewalk. On the other side John o. Williams, son of the sheriff, lay mortally wounded and Ed lSpear was shot or cut in the neck, how seriously cannot be learned. Louis Hinkle, driver of Scnwaunitz's beer cart, was also killed by a flying bullet. Hinkle was not party to the feud.
 Sheriff Williams was not present when the battle occurred, but soon appeared, and on learning of the death of his son became frantic. His bother, Coffee Williams, and nephews, Sam and Will Watt, were with him and all were armed and crazed with rage and grief. About twenty minutes after the main bat tie another affray occurred, in which four or five shots were fired. This occurred on the sidewalk little be- low where the other dead bodies lay.
 A greatmultitude which bad gath cred stampeded in the widest ex- citement, tumbling over each other in every direction. In this fusllade Detective Jim Hart went down with the whole top ot his skull blown of.
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The following citizens of this coun- ty have been selectel to act as iur- ors at the next term the of Federal court, which convenes in LittleRuck the first Monday of April: Grand Messrs. Jesse Berry, Griffin Brooks, B. B. Jrekson, W. E. Sallee and Hen ry Wiley. Petit-James Hayis. W. ". Smith, k. Horton, Win. Sprabg- Ter and Perry Matthews.
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IURDERER LODGED IN JAIL

Mack Adams, a middle-aged col fed brute, now languishes in the afferson county jail and will in a
 B days have t. answer a charge of l1rderin the second degree.
 Adams lives in Yillemont town
 Hp. Thursday he quarrelled With Is wife. This quarrel took place Bring the morning and lasted about d minutes. He went to work bis arden and about five o'clock the ane afternoon returned to his home nh renewed the fuss.
 The affair continued for several lEnutes when without warning
 Jams drew a revolver and fired Neral successive shots at his wife. Il missed their mark except one .ray ball which struck his wife's sfer who happened in the room at d time. Ike bullet louged in her East killing her instantly.
 Ae was soon arrested and brought 1F his city where he is now incar- 'Eated in the jail.
 Magistrate ", ". Smith filed the The dead girl is about sears of age.
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FOUR NEGRO PRISONERS KILLED AND SEVERAL 
 WOUNDED.
JAIL AT PALMETTO TAKEN
By 9 Mob of Masked Men Numbering Oyer Hundred and
 Fifty.

Palmetto, Ga., March l7-Fonr dead negros lie in Johnson's ware. house. Beside them. grooming in agony. are five of their race, all vic tims of an a. ~sault made by white men of this neighborhood tt al ear ly hour yesterday morning. This little city has had two incendiary fires which have almost destroyed it since January, and the negroes, who were shot down while begging for mercy, lie where they fell on the biood.soaked floor of tue improvised jail.
 The citizens are patrolling the main street of the town and d.spersing an occasional group of muttering ne- groes, who seem determined to get some form of revenge for the slaugh- ter of four of their race.
 The scene at Johnson's warehouse where the nine negroes were eonfin- ed, and which is now filled with the dead and dying, is a reyolting and miserable one. Blood covers the floor, and blackened walls are ia- dented with rifle shots. Wives and children of negroes are kneeling by their side in the dimly-lighted room and piercing the air with cries and moans of anguish, Several doctors are doing what they can for the wounded
 The mob was composed of 150 men Where they came from is a mystery so far as the people of the town know. That some of the people of Palmetto, but not the better class, were in the mob, goes without say ing Every face was masked and when the warehouse was reached the special guard of five men was covered without word. la min ute the mob was in the big ware house and the fusillade opened. The frightened negroes sent up yell after yell, begging for mercy, but it had no effect on the mob. When it's work was finished the masked mob turn ed and quickly disappeared as it had come-on horseback.
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Two fires of in1endiary origin have occurred here this year, one on Feb ruary g and the other five days lat CT. Fourteen business houses in all were destroyed.
 Nine negroes were arrested on sus- piclon and taken to Johnson's war; house to await preliminary trial, V .lich was to have taken place yes terday. The leader of the gang, Bud Cotton, is said to have made a writ ten confession of the guilt of him. self and associates. He was the first to die in the mob's bloody work.
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DEAD.

T c. To1ER, chief of police. ToM GosLEE, sergeant of police. J. E. HART, city detective. LOUIS HINKLE, business man. JOHN 0. WILLIAMS, son of sheriff.
 WOUNDED. ED SPEARS, deputy sheriff; shot through the neck probably fatally.
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The State Sunday School conven- tion convened in Little Rock this morning and will be in session for three days. Several Pine Bluff paa- tors are present.
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onn Sherman is seriously sick at
 19inlque Island, where he traveled ' yacht.
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Sprlng Tiredness is different from le weariness caused by labor. The
 st is cured by rest; the first requires
 few bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla to ne it. Phat distress after eating is cured by pods Pills. They do not gripe. p 'nts.
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Arkansas is to have a cigarette law.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
For Sale or Lease.

Half section of level farming land s
miles from Lewiston, lately farmed by
AL wisner. Address d. Putnam, 1898
arst street San Francisco, Cal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
About Our Mines.

The Buffalo mining district though
covered deeply with snow does not lose
any in general public interest. The dis
coveries of last fall were never com
pretended in their full significance till
their value and Importance ere forced
upon public notice by the results OF
assays and then by critical examination
by experts in the interest of investors
The test was of course the most critical
that could be applied. The great width
OF the lodges and the high value of the
ore were enough to astound mining men
everywhere. No such showing had ever
been made by a new camp before. Even
one or two lodges of great width and
high grade gave more value to the de
posts reported than is known to exist il
any other quartz camp in the world today
These first reports gave impetus to the
interest in the district. But the wonder.
did not stop with these first reports of &
few big rich lodges.
The camp has been growing all winter
Old prospectors who knew of lodges o
similar ore when they saw Buffalo
rock understood that they toe
had buried fortunes i'll the wilderness
They made winter campaigns and they
have found duplicates of the Big Buffalo
i'll other regions. In fact the Buffalo
| camp has been extended by winter
campaigns till its limits are known tc
extend fifty miles south and half thai
distance north. In fact it is demonstrated
that the whole mountain region from
Perce to the upper Salmon is one grea
quartz camp the greatest in the world.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
That Hook and Ladder Fund.

In accordance with an understanding
with the council the Hook and Ladder
company will furnish the new city hall.
The Hook and Ladder company had OH
hand a surplus and they seek this way of
using it for the benefit of the city. The
agreement was sanctioned by petition
as follows:
We, the undersigned members of the
Lewiston Hook and Ladder company No.
1, of Lewiston, Idaho, do hereby appoint
c. F. Leland, Martain ]. Collins, o. c.
Bunnell and Ferdinand Roos, ST., meni-
bers of said Hook and Ladder company,
a committee to purchase furniture and
furnishings for the new city hall and
council rooms, and hereby authorize said
committee to expend for said purposes a
sum not to exceed the sum of $500 out Of
the money now in the hands of the treas
urer &C. Weisgerber) of said Hook and
Ladder company, and do also authorize
said treasurer to pay the sum of $50 to p
M. Davis, secretary of said company, fol
his services as such secretary for the tern
of two years.
Signed: S. II. Reed, S. Wildenthaler
Ferdinand Roos, ST., o. c. Bunnell, J
Alexander, Jno. p. Vollmer, II. Squier
c. c. Bunnell, c. F. Leland, Chas. G
Kress, J. Q. Monkey.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
Malicious SANDER.

l, G. w. Goeldner, have wilfully and
inaliciously slandered the characters of
Mrs. John Phillips and Peter Klaus with
out forethought on my part.
Now am ready and willing to take
back all such SANDER against the
said parties, and that the same
is utterly false and untrue, and that / do
further agree to utter no more such talk
of this character about said parties from
this date on for evernnore, and that copy
of this shall appear in the Lewiston Tel
Ter for three consecutive issues.
G. w. GoLDNER.
Sworn to and subscribed this goth day
of February, 1899, at my Office at Pine
City, Nez Perez county, state of Idaho.
JOHN PHILLIPS,
Justice of the Peace.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
For Sale.

House and lot 100 foot front on Snake
River avenue. S. WHLDENTHALRR.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
r,e Kamiah Indians.

., wednesday this city was visited oy
:, ~ Kamiah Indians IN a eohs a, ne
the Their checks for their share OF
body - ,avment had been held at
the i slJ for several days waiting upon
s ,;r viii. These Indians are most re-
tnen Nc They are the typical Nez
mafNa The Lapwai Indians have not
, f apart from the whites ana they nave
KEPT ap addicted to strong drink There
oeeon ,oug the Lapwais some picturesque
'Dd Characteristic old Nez Pere .'e, some
an. .ssm are grand old men. The young
Oh .A ssarlv all went off with Joseph and
men turned. Since that time the Nez
NV have been largely nation OF old
me ... pamiahs have lived isolated from
.u,;,es They we're early taught
'ne ,;.,;,v by the McBeth sisters, de-
eh' missionaries among them, and
;,auerce made them the most IN
. If. and honorable division OF the
-aa, tribe. They have maintained a
shrrch organization, and many OF them
nossess some education.
Tas. Wednesday the Kamiahs came to
a,,iston in a body to cash their checks,
,,rouuting to $25,oo and to trade with
,he Lewiston merchants. Their visit too
n,s in the nature Of an excursion. Many
,f them had never seen railroad and
I'D only a few had ever rode upon the
oars They have lately been confronted
with the question of railroad III their
midst and the old men have feared its IN
auence. They fear the whiteman's vices
and they look upon this innovation with
some apprehension. In fact, they were
Investigating the railroad question from
the standpoint of the Indian. This sub.
;ect will be discussed in their circles
when the Lewiston excursionists return
to Kamiah.
This delegation was headed by their
nreachers. The men were generally
well dressed in whiteman's garments
The women wore the conventional squaw
blanket Their new bright colors at
tracted general attention. But when
they lined up at the banks the object O.
their visit was evident. They each call
ed for the gold. The shining twenties
amounting to from 500 to 5000 were
rolled out to them as fast as they coult
sion their names. These twenties WERE
gathered up as if they were the com
monest articles in the world and they
we're dropped jingling into wide moutf
sacks or tied up with a string in the cor
ner of their blankets.
The money once secure the Indian
except the more refined ones, thu
preacher and educated men, rushed of
to the stores They bought more blanket
red handkerchiefs and shoes. The,
were not reckless with their easily &C
quired wealth. They spent perhap
$1,000 with the merchants but they di'
not squander any money. The averag
white man away from home with
pocket full of twenties would have bee
far less conservative than these Kamial
Indians were in Lewiston last Wednes
day night,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
The New Salary Bill.
Notice.

To my friends and customers of many
years: This is to inform you that | have
sold and transferred my stock in trade in
the hardware, stove and tinware business
to Mr.. George W. Fletcher, formerly OF
Fletcher, Stein & Co., Boise.
Mr.. Fletcher is thorough hardware
man and comes fully prepared to conduct
successful business at the old stand.
In retiring from the business so long
conducted by myself, ask for my sue
cessor the same kind consideration and
patronage you have always given to me-
Thanking you one and all for your pat
ronage for so many years, / am truly
vours. c. c. BUNNELL.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
A Few
Interesting
Facts.

When people are contemplating a trip,
whether on business or pleasure, they
naturally want the best service obtain
able SO far as speed comfort aud safety
are concerned. Employees of the WIS
CONSIN Central ll-,US are paid to
serve the public and our trains are
operated So as to make close couucc-
tons with divcrging line, at all june
ton points.
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair Cars
on through trains.
Dining Car service uneNcelled. Meals
served la CARTE.
In order to obtain this hrst-class service,
ask the ticket agent TO sell you ticket
| over
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES
and YOU will make direct connections at
St Paul for Chicago, Milwaukee and
all points East.
For any further information call on any
ticket agent, or correspond with
JAS. {. POND,
General Pass. Agent,
or JAS. A. CLOCK, Milwaukee, Wis
General Agent,
246 Stark Street,
Portland, Oregon
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
DIR. {. w. SHAFT.
SURGEON.

Office Rooms, NoIlmcr Building.
Hours Eye, Ear and Throat, 10 to l.
m. All other cases, Ia 3 p. N.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
To Flax Seed Growers.

To The Editor: In recent issue of
your valued paper l find the statement:
st is estimated that twenty FIVE thousand
acres of fax will be sown on the reserva-
ton this year" Although not so men
toned imply, as heretofore, such an inn
mense acregage is for the production of
seed alone; the straw, or fiber, as in the
past, becoming waste product.
Year after year growing fax solely for
seed is not surprising, because, when
flax is threshed in the wheat thresher,
the straw is discharged in such a tangled
and cut up coalition that the fiber is
rendered totally unfit for spinning pur-
poses.
For years the writer investigated and
experimental in the workshop and on
the field, endeavoring to utilize both
seed and fiber, and has produced a
machine that holds the straw in bundles
as dropped by the binder while being
hreshed, practically saving all the seed
and discharging it clean i'll sacks ready
ior the market, delivering the bundles as
compact and straight, exactly as they
are received from the binder, minus the
seed. The straw is then ready for the
usual preparatory process which fax un-
uergoes when the fiber is intended for
spinning purp oses.
The wastefui and destructive results OF
.ne ordinary machine in threshing fax,
apparent, not only in the complete
stimulation of the fiber as merchantile
artcle, but added to that, there is loss OF
8 or 80 per cent of the seed which the
farmer has to bear.
Permit me to illustrate what would be
.he resalt to your community in g
financial way, by the use of my machine
ny improved methods of threshing, il
"ould increase the output of seed from
we've to fifteen bushels per acre, which
souia be clear gain Of seventy fv,
nonsand bushels from an area of twent,
1--WE thousand acres which represent
seventy i've thousand dollars in tn
p0ekets oil the growers instead of tn
waste heap.
~ save such valuable portion of tn
max crop as the fiber, is of the creates
aeiai Importance particularly so to
uiniunity having such large acreag,
FAX sown solely for seed purpose
snoaia yield at least $50 pounds of fibe
uie acre, which is about half til
So ihary amount to the acre, whic
s hau sell Tor 8 cents per pound. FLA
- Is quoted in the Belfast rnarke
psihg IRON to IS cents per pound
sna '. =, the price at s cents per pouns
az cue amount per acre at 25o pound
y aliies cents equals $500; Is time
o. equals S475 900 all or any porto
the " ny" sum may be obtained throug
meu anstrumentality of my machine, con
h. ouia te with the capital invested.
NJ machine ready for actual operatio
ins,, material on hand, and it may |
i n5psa by any one interested in Il
pre,,n ID. encouragement are your Poop
pro paieo to give to a machine til
All nlses to produce from YOUR waste
discarded resources, such imrnen
financial results2 'A''''N''
SAh Francisco, Feb. Al, 1871 San Carlos A
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04

f. j. Whitney, q. p. T. A., St Paul
Minnesota.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04

For maps, tickets and full Informal
ton call on or address or o. r. Il N.
agents, or
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04

Q u DIAUN, UtH' AGENT
Jamison Block, corner Riverside and
Mill SITS, Spokane. Wash.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
Notice.

Having sold my hardware business tc
Mr.. George w. Fletcher, it becomes nee
essary for me to collect without delay all
accounts and notes owing to me.
can be found at the Office of Mr.. +
w. Kettenbach, or in my absence Mr.
w. Robnett can be found at the old stand
who is authorized to settle and receipt TO
all amounts due.
Please do not delay.
{. c. BuNNELL.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
Will Sell Anything.

]. A. Finney, general auctioneer, will
sell your household furniture in your
residence.
Will sell stocks of merchandise in your
store.
Will sell farm stock on your farm.
Sells real estate at auction.
Expert jewelers. auctioneer.
Sells anything anywhere by auction.
Highest recommendations
RIa Lewiston Natl bank bldg Phone
10.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-03-04
East i3';ii;;s:;;';;;>: West
The surveyors chain made it the
shortest trauscOntineltaI route.

The surveyors chain made it the
shortest trauscOntinental route.
1t Is the Uost modern in equipment.
1t Is the heaviest rail ed line.
II has Rock Ballast Roadbed
It eros es no Sand Deserts.
1t was built without land grant or
Government aid.
1t is noted for the courtesy OF its en-
ployces.
1t is the only line serving meals on the
a la Carte plan.
Through the grandest scenery in
America 10y daylight.
Attractive tours during season of nav
igation on Great Lakes Via Duluth, in
connection with Magnificent Passen.
ger steamers Northwest and Northland
For maps, tickets and full Informal
ton call on or address or o. r. Il N.
agents, or
C, G. DIXON, Gen. Agent.
Jamison Block, corner Riverside and
Mill SITS, Spokane. Wash.
f. ], Whitney, G., p. T. A., st. Paul
Minnesota.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04

Attorney John E. Humphries is the first
10 respond TO The invitation to suggest an
amendment to the criminal law go as to
felony. He submits draft OF a measure
which makes ii a felony for any person
while carrying deadly weapon, openly
or concealed. by words, signs or gestures
TO attempt to provoke or provoke an as
sault upon him. or TO angrily touch anoth-
CT. or 10 attempt 20 commit violent in
jury upon another Perhaps this Is better
than making. the mere carrying of con-
ceaiei weapon felony. II would have the
effect Of reaching the evil without being
too drastic.