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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10
The Building Ordinance.

The more the building ordinance is
studied the greater its absurdities be.
come. 1t is a conglomeration almost
wholly inapplicable to present conditions
here, and to keep it in force would place
an embargo upon building and tax on
enterprise with no other result than to
fatten the pockets of the building inspec.
tor.
No one denies the fact that building
ordinance properly drawn, might prove a
benefit to the city, but to say that the
one now grated on the citizens is such a
one is an utter absurdity. A building or.
dinance is designed to guard the health
of the citizens against unsanitary condi-
tions. 1t guards against dangers arising
from fire, lack of sewage and proper ven.
tilation. In city like Lewiston, such
regulations might be made within Inn
tied area, but to extend the strict regula-
tions of the present ordinance to the city
limits is TO go without the bounds of all
reason.
For instance, the ordinance specifies
that the building inspector shall receive
one dollar and fifty cents to inspect an
open shelter shed built anywhere in the
city limits. What is in an open shed
that demands inspection What health
OF the citizens is safeguarded by having
civil engineer of ten years experience"
examine an open wagon shed2 What
would he examine to make his 81. so?
The ventilation, doubtless, or the light
ing, Probably the elevator service or
the fire escape.
What is there in the sanitary condition
of a horse shed twelve feet deep and
twenty-five feet long that makes il
healthier for the citizens of Lewiston
than one a third larger or twice the sizel
What public utility is served by a law
that prohibits citizen from putting elec.
trio lights into his home or business
house until he gets a permit and suffers
| inspection and pays one dollar
Who is there to say that the Judgment
of the building inspector is infalliblel
Suppose damage arises from defects no,
discovered by the inspector. What re.
course has the city, 1t will be observed
that the building inspector under this
ordinance has given no indemnity bono
to the city. In all cities il is customar,
where building inspector is employed
to have him give an indemnity bond
In the pondrous compilation now in fore,
in the city of Lewiston, why was such
regulation overlooked?
These are few of the glaring absurdi
ties of the present law, aud others vii
develop as the public comes in contac
with it III its operation. A prominen
contractor and builder remarked to
member of the city council; at has cos
you SIoo, but if not repealed it will cos
the citizens many hundreds of dollar
with no benefit whatever except to Great
new Office and to give somebody job
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10
The French Greek District.

The Klondyke niue, which Is located
on the divide b, tween French creek and
Orofino creek about fifteen miles from
piesce, is developing into oqui,e a bonanza.
This mine was located two years ago by
|. ID. Click, James Coonan and Andrew
Johnson. The latter two took the Klon.
dyke craze and sold their interests early
in the stages Of development Of the mine
to J. c. Jensen, and departed for the gold
fields of the north.
It might be added on the side that
Coonan struck it rich in Klondyke. This
is one of many Instances of luck haunt
ing her favorites.
A company was organized last winter to
develop the French. creek Klondyke.
First tunnel was run 100 feet The
showing there was good Then another
tunnel was run 100 feet lower a7s feet on
the ledge 100 feet, gaining depth Of so
feet. This work revealed 2oo,foot ledge
of average OF about s. in gold. While
these values were not startling the char
acter of the ore was very encouraging. It
is of that porphyritic character that has
revealed wonderful values in other camps
There are quantities Of arsenical sulphides
of iron that were thought to give promise
Of high gold values in sulphide solution.
This character Of vein filling has been in
great favor with mining men in recent
years. Various camps produce distinc-
tive ores OF kindred character, with all
the variations and degrees Of mineraliza-
tion found In porphyry belts. These con-
ditions and the increase of values with
tdepth and with the occurrence Of solid
formation encouraged the owners oi
Klondyke at all stages of development.
The most important discovery Of the
season is the revelation that telluride
exists in this mine. Some very high val.
ues are /, dicated by recent assays. The
change to this character OF ore with gold
in solution gives new possibilities to an
= extensive mineral belt of the Lewiston
district, The Dewey mine has revealed
a gold sulphide which is closely related
, to telluride. The eruptive formation o.
the Dewey camp is not remotely different
from the Klondyke ore. The discoverie,
+ in the two CAMPS Of gold in these form
places great belt in the category will
Creede and Cripple Creek. The discoy
cries of these two mines are NOR,
significant than any others Of tn,
past. II this fact Is properly un
derstood by the mining world !
will justify greater interest than tina
covered by the Buffalo Hump discover.
of last year. II the porphyritic dykes G
our interior are to reveal zones Of tellu
= rides and bigh grade sulphidc ores, lie,
! phase is presented TO the mining world
The Klondike mine is operated by tn
Oro Fino Gold Quartz Mi..ing compan,
: which is incorporated under the laws c
Washington. The place of business
now Spokane; but it will probably b
u changed to Lewiston at the next meetin
!, of the stockholders, which will be hei
next month. II is the intention TO run
II third tunnel 500 feet IN length to full
!, develop the mine. After that mills wi
g be constructed for the treatment Of th
ore. The operators are proceeding on
IS safe plan. The mine will be PRACTICAL
y developed when this outlined work
: COMPLETED.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10
A New Disease.

A new disease has appeared in town.
Its symptoms are peculiar. II has
puzzled the doctors to make Diagnosis,
but the x-ray radiograph shows a dark
coating on the lungs resembling linen
fiber. The physicians have decided TO
call the disease linenesis The disease is
developed from incessani action in
chewing the rag.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10

the secretary of the interior and at such
points as he may direct for the purpose
of testing whether the force of the sub
terranean water flow in that state can be
made available for irrigation of arid
lands
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10

Rafferty," said Mr. Dolan. did yez
ever hear tn old sayin'. beauty is only
skin deep"
81 did An foine, true sayin' il is.
"It's nothn' iv the koind. Dim
thinkin' iv its foolishness livery time Oi
take the cover off baked pitaty. -
Washington Star.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-02-10
Bronze Grass Seed for Sale

have pounds of Bronze grass seed
for sale. IL is fresh. clean seed. will
deliver this seed in Lewiston at 22c per
pound. NJ. A. MEANS.
Geuesee, Idaho
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
uoTTOy nASUFACTURERs MEET

Boston. April 26.-The second and last days ~,
sion of the New-Ensland Cotton Manufacturers
Association convention opened to-day with a Iarx.-
attendance Of delegates than yesterday Presid.n,
Thompson introduced Lieutenant-GovernOrJ John l.
Bates who made a short address. Papers ON
Systems of Payments Mules by John a
Cudiip OF MaysviIle. n. B.; Methods OF Cos,
Finding in Cotton Mills by William G NichoIs
of Chester. y. c.; Application OF Mechanical
Draught to Stationary Boilers and The Height
and Area Required for Chimney Draught" by H. G.
Brnkerhoff read The election OF officers re-
suited follows. President. d. NJ THOMPSON n,
Providence R. l.; vce-presidents. Charles H. Rich
ardson. of Clinton. Mass. and GeOrpe r. Hills o,
Fall River; directors for three yeaTS, Herbert r
Waimsley, of New Bedford. and Charles II. Fish
of Dover y. II.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

nue. Hotel did not hid. He was in the city yester-
day. and ii rumCred in the auction that
he represented the sale. but the report was
without foundation III fact. The value of the prop
erty was variously estimated before the sale at
from s4,250oo0 20 S5.o0G,o00 and it was generally
believed that the teirs would not allow the parcel
to be sold ar less than the latter figure dis
appointment was expressed the thar the
buyer wss not outside bidder Up to the
100000 mark Douglas Robinson was among the
bidders. He refused yesterday 10 say whom he
represented, but denied strenuously that he was
bidding in the interest Of either Of The Astors
James J. Coogan also figured in the bidding
The Fifth Avenue Hotel is six story and attic
white marble building occupying Fifth-ave
ana broadway a block between Twentythird and
former street and 81; ;l1I2 feet the latter
Twenty.third-st The building, a two story cot
roadhouse for tWepfV years h TI1e Eas famous
was oeeunied for a I,ear or w. ne ttlth-aye site
eI Corporal Thompson's Inn by Franconis Hippo
In isa5 the property was bought by Amos r. Emo.
sseur sn1 the eonsLrufon @ OF the hotel at once
Is ,essed se 1 TO August !, 1903 at annual rental
assessments and repairs. Al auui''oh all taxes
The Madison Square Theatre adjOins the hotel
brk iron building xSss 1t Was safee oPe3ed Ss3ed
IN mai III aad rs Is Lee essea to October 1903 at
1856, the Fifth Avenue Opera House 1t was suc a.
bSsng Which ka h ssne
IN nd Is6s IN 1s15 AIeustin psly became It's lessee
Then in 1850 the Mallory brothers editors of The
G SGhITehman buiit the present theatre. from plans
Immec.ately after the sale of the Fifth Avenue
st bid Of seoSe Ras Iss peTsd Tssed The he
$4,000 ana from that point by s25 600 it advanced
The bids Of $4,000 each brought the figure m ~
$3.50 900. at which il was knocked down to charles
sro~p representing the parties in interest The
peinro1co ne properly Is assessed at s7500oO For
oereS yeaSs agO Work is said to have
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

two parcels mentioned the old Delmonico property.
az Broadway Fifth-ave. and Twenty -sixth-st.. was
also scheduled among the days offerings with
three such noteworthy parcels il was natural that
the crowd that had gathered on the uptoe of
expectancy
The executors OF the Emo estate occupied seats
ny the auctoneer's stand Justice Edward D.
White of the Federal Supreme Court whose wife
had an interest in the DelmOnico property. was
among those present at the sale, and among the
others present in the were William Nelson
Cromwell. attorney for the Emo estate; Douglas
Robinson, Frank Lord. John a. Stewart and James
J. Coogan.
After a parcel at Cherry and Scammel sts and
one at No IS Union Square had been offered, Mr.
Meyer read the Of the sale of the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and Madison Square Theatre, calling at
tenion later 70 the light and air easements of the
properties He also announced that the fixtures
belonging the hotel and theatre lessees reverted
10 the landlord at the termination of the lease
Then the bidding began The first offer made
by w H. MorTeH. who authorized by the heirs
the property at So 0JO,0eO Taree million
hundred and fifty thousand dollars the next
offer and then the price ~as advanced in bids Of
$4,000 until it reached 81 10000 AT that point the
auctioneer willing 10 accept bids of 5000 and
in of that amount the bidding advanced first
one competitor dropping and then another, until
sa.225Ooo was reached. pause followed and Mr..
Meyer did his best advance the price. bu1 he was
forced finally knock the property down TO w. p
Emo that figure. Some applause followed the
announcement Of the successful bidders identity.
AS far could be learned, the competition was
almost wholly confined the representatives Of the
heirs
John Wanamaker. whose has frequently
been mentioned in connection with the Fifth Ave-
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
WHY TAMMANY SEEMS TO FEAR 1T.
APPARENTLY AFRAID CHARTER REVISION
COMMISSION MAY MAKE UNPLEASANT
INVESTIGATION OF CITY GOVERN
MENT-No DATE FOR MEETING.

George L. Rives, who is TO be the chairman OF the
Charter Revision Commission appointed by Gov
ernor Roosevelt, said yesterday that a meeting for
the organization of the Commission might not be
called for several days, several OF the Comnls-
sioners out of the city. The views of MI ftiVes
regarding some needed changes in the charter OF
the CITY were expressed in a report by commit
tee of the Bar Association before the charter was
passed by the Legislature The report opposed
bipartisan boards and favored single heads OF de-
partments 1t also opposed the plan for two houses
of the Municipal Assembly.
Controller Coler. upon whose recommendation
Deputy Controller Levey appointed a Commls-
sioner will make some suggestions TO the COM
mission for changes in the charter He IS unoer- h
stood favor the abolition of one mouse OF the
Municipal Assembly, of borough presidents ana i @ OF
the Board of Public improvements ana greatly re-
ducng the number of officeholders in the city gov
ernment He favors increased powers Tor the f'oaro
of Estimate and Apportionment, with more elective
members In the Board. :, -. -.
Tammany officials appear to be afraid that the
Commission may make some unpleasant invesuSa-
tion of the CITY government. The COMMISSION Is
empowered summon and examine witnesses. ana
there is not single Tammany man on the ooH'-
mission.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
STEINITZ AGAIN INSANE.

CHESS PLAYER TAKEN TO BELLEVUE-lNslsTs
THAT HE HAS SUDDENLY BECOME WEALTHY
William Steinitz, the ex-champion chess player
of the world who recently released from
River Crest Sanatorum. where he was being treat
Cd for insanity was arrested at his home, NO. l55
East One-hundred a nd -thrd-st yesterday for in
sanity
Stenitz is thought 10 have lost his mind by too
much study over chess. On February he was sent
to Wards Island Asylum, and stayed there six
weeks From there through the assistance or Her
man Helms the chess player, he was taken 10
River Crest Sanatorium at Astoria, and remained
there until three weeks ago. Until a week ago he
remained at home in ordinary frame OF mind
hut then commenced to get hallucnatlons that lie
had made great discovery and was the pos
SCISSOR of immense wealth. Last night he went TO
walk and it was found afterward that he had
given all the money with him to small boys upon
his return he found Mr.. Helms at ms hou9e anu
promptly put him out -, ,,, r,o1;oo
Court and committed to Bellevue Hospital, wheIe
he was placed in the insane pavilion he protest
ed loudly against the action declaring that II was
all the work of his wife, and that he was IN no
manner insane
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
Everybody's
Magazine for May

Everybodys Magazine May is out, and to be found
the Book Store 1t is full OF that OF reading OF
which it makes speciayhes sort that goes through
with interest and pleasure, and knows that ne
learning things until the time afterward to discuss
the subject.
The fifth article in the ''Simple Explanation sers
appears in this number. 1t explains the working Of
the telephone.
How Railways Are Made Safe' IS another article IN
the same vein Good reading.
In sort of symposium entitled The Turning PoI,t
in My Career, number OF prominent stage people s
Of that critical moment when Opportunity came BY and
was seized Read how chorus girl became p-Tri
donna in night, by recognizing and taking chance
that came her way Minnie Russell, Gertrude Quinan
Selma Kroaold, Edna Wallace Hopper, Lille Langtry
Elsie de Wolfe, Corona Rccardo, W. S. Hart, Annie
Segman and William Faversham give their experiences
in the general line.
the Great american Industries series IS coa,s's -
with descriptive OF the Greatest Shpyar "a
the World-that at Newport News. Va A timely arIcs
Is which gives the genesis and of the CUBAN
orphan society There other articles and snort
stories. Ten Cents Subscriptions at the BOOK
a
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
TO WIDEN STREET IN THE BRoyI

East One-hundred-and-siXty-f -first-sJ. is last 70
be widened Justice Freedman yesterday, on the
application OF Corporation Counsel Whalen re-
appointed Madison Grant, George Drake Smith and
John J. QuinIan 5 Commissioners Of Estimate in
the condemnation proceedings necessary the ac-
quirement of the land required by the city for the
Improvement of the street. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sixty-frst-st. runs across the north end of the
Mott Haven yard of the Central Railroad which
stores. cleans and repairs it's wagons there. The
railroad company has for years opposed all at
tempts TO widen the street by taking a strip forty
feet wide off the north end Of its yard The result
of Justice Freedmans order will De TO allow the
immediate widening of the street. except the part
across the railroads lands The questions al fssua
between the city and the company must be settled
by further litigation.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
THE GARDINER HEARING.
MR. UNTERMYER EXAMINES EMPLOYEES OF
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE

The first thing to appear yesterday morning in
the room devoted the hearing of the charges
against District Attorney Gardiner a pom
derous book which required two to carry it. 1t
was the force book" In which are recorded for the
convenience of the District Attorneys office all
transfers. assignments and locations Of every MEM
ber of the Police Department from Chief TO door
Following it came a score of other record
books.
William ]. McKenna, chief clerk in the District
Attorneys office, the first witness called and
resumed his testimony where he left off yesterday
Mr.. Untermyer continued examine him for the
defence
McKenra's testimony consisted of showing how
many indictments had Mr.. Gardiner from
his predecessors, how rapidly they cleared
away, and how many We're on hand. The fire.
quent objections made by Mr.. Deming were on the
ground that McKenna had not personally prepared
the records, and therefore incompetent 10
testify concerning them.
After hot encounter with Commissioner Will
the admission Of certain evidence. Mr.. I'm
termyer brought the fact that the of Bar
bara Aub, indicted for perjury in her charge Of
assault against Walter S. Langerman was pigeon
long list of ''pSeOnholed indictments which the
prosecution had submitted as evidence Mr.. Inter
myer read a number of cases each of which the
witness showed to have been properly handled
Testifyng the assduity shown by Mr. Gardi-
in the affairs of his office. McKenna said he
was at his office early and late and frequently on
office accounts and held frequent and regular
ftrences with his assistants.
A number of other employees of the District At
tcrneys office testified the conduct of different
departments of the work
The hearing will be continued at 1870 this morn
irg.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
CUBA COMPANY CHOOSES DIRECTORS

was incorporated at Trenton Wednesday with
capital of sS eG00oO. held meeting yesterday at
the offices of the Morton Trust Company and elect
ed the following Board of Directors: Sir William
C. Van Horne. William c. whitney Thomas F.
RYAN p. a. 3. Widener, General Samuel Thomas.
George G. Haven, Edward J. Berwind and General
G.. NJ Dodge. Sir William c. Van Horne was
elected president and T. Sanford Beatty temporary
secretary At the meeting the entire capital stock
of ss.0O9.O00 was taken up. and arrangements were
made TO secure s. 100000 cash for immediate
The latter sum is subscribed follows: Sir W. C.
Van Horne Levi P. Morton William c. Whitney
and Thomas f. Ryan. each eight shares; George
G. Haven, six shares; Z. II. Hartman and James
j. Hill, four shares each; William l.. Bull. three
shares and H. l.. Terry, share the par value
of share being s50000. The omission of ex=Gov-
Morton from the Board of Directors, II Is
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

EFFECT OF ACTION OF THE AMERICAN STEEL
AND WIRE COMPANY.

Cleveland Ohio April 26.-'tThe Iron Trade Re-
view says that the iron trade has not been stam-
peded after the Wall Street fashion by the sensa-
tiona developments of last week The announce
ment concerning overproducton in wire prod
uct. and the order for the closing OF some of the
American Steel and Wire Compsny's mills have
been followed by sharp reduction in prices by that
company, wire nails being lowered 81 a keg, or to
S2 20 Pittsburg mill to the jobbing trade, and 81 35
Iittsburg TO the retail trade in carload lots. The
fact that wire and wire nails had advanced more
rapidly and a higher point relatively than other
products accounts for portion of the reduction.
That it calculated TO be sweeping enough to
carry with it large reduction in the price of
bets is another consideration.
Still another is the fact that competition is be-
ginning TO show itself in the wire trade. An Ohio
concern with connected rod MILL steel plant and
blast furnaces and the newly started Birning ham.
Ala, plant have between them capacity sufficient
to be felt in waiting market. Thus far there is
action by the large steel producers nor any
statement from them indicating the establishment
of a new price for billets. Transactions are few
and small and $2 to s32 50 Pittsburg represents
the market Since any change of the steel basis
will involve Bessemer pig iron also, further de-
yeopments in finished materials may be awaited
to better gauge consumption. The iron trade in
general has done little in the last week. The
age buyer considered that time of excitement and
questioning Of the outcome was not a time to go
into the market.
1t is Impossible as yet to measure the effect of
the happenings in American Steel and Wire Com
revision is made of the views of authorities the
trade recorded last week that consunpton is sls-
tanned in remarkable way, considering the gen
eral expectation of lower prices In the last week.
With trade at standstill in many lines, there
ern furnaces have closed export orders for from
10000 to 1900 tons of foundry and forge irons
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

Practically all the Western directors OF the Amer
ican Steel and Wire Company have left the city ior
their homes Chairman Gates President LAMBERT
Isaac L. Ellwood and John Hopkins started west
on Wednesday night. and Aessrs- toenoorh, In
ford Brake and Palmer preceded them by day or
two All are expected to be in New-York again oy
NAV T. on which day the directors VIII nave
meeting at which according to the common oeliet'
Mr. Gates's resignation chairman will be offered
and accepted
President Gary of the Federal Steel Company,
after conference yesterday with Mr.. Butler, gave
out this statement:
J. G. Butler. president Of the Bessemer Pig iron
Association for the Mahoning Chenargo Fal!ey,
Cleveland ard Pittsburg districts, states that ne
has already received assurances from the various
steel makers who purchase pig iron that tney VIII
and therefore feels justified in saying the present
prices of pig iron will be maintained. lie says tne
total productive capacity not already sold Will be
about six hundred thousand tons and one concern
alone has agreed 10 take at least three hundred
thousand tons of this quantity.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
THE CASE OF FRANCIS Fl. WEEKS.
RECOMMENDATION THAT OLD INDICTMENTS
AGAINST HIM BE DISMISSED.

Assistant District Attorney Townsend has filed
recommendation with Judge Foster. sitting in Part
1 OF the Court of General Sessions for the dis
nissal of four old indictments for grand larceny
In the first degree found in 1893 against FRANCIS n
Weeks. then a lawyer and clubman. and who, on
November S. 1898 was sentenced one indictment
only by Recorder Smyth to six years and SIX mohths
in Sing Sing The other four indictments still i've
The recommendation asking for the dsmissai OF
these indictments states that the detenoah, mas
expiated his crime and that It would be but simple
Justice To dismiss the old charges The matter is
under advisement by Judge Foster. and 1t is ex-
pected that he will give decision In day or Two
Weeks's principal business was to act as executor
for large estates and when arrested there were
af.r .o,,- 10 them in his hands These estates, it
was alleged he had defrauded out of $3.50 ooo when
nuhlicity came Weeks fed TO San Jose costa Hica.
trial on five indictments for grand larceny IN the
arst degree TO one OF these he pleaded 'gullty,
ran,ori5e no counsel but conducting his case
The technical charge on which he was sentenced