Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-25

Charles Black, alias "Blaekie" escaped
from the county jail Wednesday night.
He was awaiting trial for whisky selling,
and had been trusty around the Jail till
the order was issued for the removal of
the United States prisoners to Moscow.
"Blackie" knew so much about the old
coop that he could not resist the teinpta
ton to walk out He was missed at s
O'Clock and vigorous search was insti-
tuted, The fugitive was captured at
Spalding by Deputy Wrlker at O'Clock
in the morning. The condition of this
old Jail is disgrace to civilized COM
munity. 1t will not be six months till
Neg Perez county will be compelled to
negotiate with Latah county for the
keeping of all county prisoners. There
could be no more opportune time than
this for improving the county Jail.
The peace officers arrested an Indian
in this city one night this week for the
purpose of making him divulge the name
of the man who sold him a bottle of
whiskey which he had in his possession,
While the Indian was being question
ed well known young man came along
and by a leading question the Indian was
induced to identify the young man as
having sold him the bottle. The officer
then pretended by hocus pocus flourish
to pull the bottle out of the white mans
pocket This young man was badly
frightened and the story too illustrates
the mean character of these ewhiskey
drinking Indians. They stand ready to
lconvict any man. innocent man rather
thanthe friend who sells them the liquor.
Captain Conway, the superintendent OF
navigation on the o. r. & N. system,
was in the city Thursday night. He was
on tour of inspection. He said the
river system was doing big business at
present The new boat, Spokane, was
nearing completion, and would enter
service soon on the regular schedule
runs i'll the place of the Alameda, which
becomes a freight boat. The former re,
port that the new boat would make the
round trip daily was not confirmed BY
Captain Conway. The boats however
: will make close connections with al
trains east and west at Riparia. The
boats will arrive earlier i'll the Afternoon
than at present, and depart at noon.
: Charley Rice reported a new mining
E district in the great belt beyond Florence
( Some very large Lodges of highly mineral
i lied quartz have been recently located a
s the mouth of Sheep creek on Salmon
river. The rock is in some respect
! similar TO the Buffalo and Mallick or
r but il carries large percent of cope
n which the other does not. The ledge
s are large and we'll defined. new eS
! citeinent was occasioned by the repor
a of this discovery. 1t seems that minin
4 wonders in that region will never cease
The splendid entertainment at tn
normal on Washington's birthday wa
le not the work of the Excelsior societ
r alone. The Clionians and all othe
y students in fact justly desire share
IS the credit for the rendering for this PR
e. gram. The Teller credited the Excelsior
10 with the honor The honor justly b.
% longs to the whole school and the Telle
ID now gives honor to whom honor Is du'
o.
!. Justice Sweets hobos seem to be please
4 with his arrangements for free board an
= lodging. They frequently return Tor q
!, plicate sentences. Two of them had tt
= dose repeated this week. sentence
!, the rock cut or free ferriage would
he more potent than sentence to free boa
- for long term in the case Of the co
h firmed hobo.