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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-25
Land Office Notes

In the contest case of Chas. w. Hall VS.
Lawrence Peterson, decision was render
ed by the local Office i'll favor of contest
ant. The land involved is so acres near
Grangeville.
In the contest case of Frank A. De-
voult versus l.. II. c. Savage. decision
was rendered in the local Office in favor
of contestant The land involved is 100
acres near Grangeville,
Alvin c. Dunlap filed homestead
extry on 100 acres of land near Magnolia.
This land has been in contest for the
past year and was recently awarded to
Dunlop by the secretary of the interior.
Ed Fountain, wife and mother left for
Tekoa this morning to visit relatives for
a few days.
c. c. Fuller, of Orofino, arrived in the
city today.
Newton Hibbs left today for the Grande
Ronde country to look after his coal
prospects.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
MoBBED BY CHINAMEN.
San Francisco CeIestials Attack the
Quarantine Officials

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1L-Chinese
mobs in the quarantined district Yesterday
attacked a physician on the beard of
Health Medical Corps. smashed windows
and doors, threatened the lives Of Chinese
merchants and beat and stoned all who at
tempted TO oppose them.
When Sergeant Mahoney rushed into the
district with a squad Of police, the Chi
nese were attacking the Board Of Health s
detention tents. The mob was quickly
put 10 rout
few minutes later a mob of 500 China
men gathered near the Chinese morgue.
where DR.. kellogg was conducting an ex-
animation of the dead body Of a merchant.
They hooted, jeered, and applied vile
names 10 the physicians.
While this disorder was proceeding. DR..
Frank T. Fitzgibbons, a member OF the
Board Of Health Medical Corps, rounded
the corner. He had ordered the removal
OF the body which was under examination
and was particularly the object of the
crowds hatred. Had not Sergeant Maho-
ney and his men reached the scene lust in
time, it is probable that DR. Fitzgibbons
would have been killed. 1t took ten min
utes of hard fighting to clear the street
Later a store IN Waverly Place was
wrecked by the ChiHese.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
KILLED BY HIS GAS MACHINE
New York Pattern Maker Meet. a
Violent Death.

NEW YORK, June I1.-For the first time
yesterday afternoon William Burris touch
ed match TO the Jet OF small acetylene
gas generator he had constructed in Lis
home, No. $50 Jerome Street. Brooklyn.
Burris built the generator to save gas hills.
For some reason, probably because air
was mixed with the acetylene gas. the gen.
orator exploded when he put the lighted
match 10 the jet.
He had called his wife and two children
TO exhibit the new device. The explosion
wounded Burris in a shocking manner
His eyes were destroyed and his nose was
blown away. He died in St Mary's Hos
pital.
The concentrated upward force Of the
explosion blew the heavy metal generator
through the roof OF the house. In its dsr
scent the generator tore away six feet of
the roof But Mrs. Burris and the chill
dren, who stood al Burris' elbow, were
uninjured.
Burris was a patternmaker, clever al
mechanics His home was on the second
floor OF a small frame house friend had
told him IL was easy TO make acetylene
gas. Burris set TO work in the evenings
on the gas generator. and his family, with
much interest, watched its completion
Yesterday he thought the generator was
perfected and could be safely put in opera
ton
The evening times., 1900-06-11
MINISTER WU'S JOKE.
Ii Makes One Man Wish He CSzld
Read Chinese

FrOm the New Orleans TIrnes-Demoeratl
Minister WI Ting-fang is rapidly
working up great reputation as a humOr-
Isl, said New Orleans clubman While
he was here during Mardi Gras he gave
several exhibitions OF that side of his
character, and none Of them more strik-
ing than little incident that occurred at
the Rex ball. which somehow OF otter has
never found its way into print. As soon
as the minister appeared on the scene OF
festivity he was surrounded by an admir-
ing and hOspiIable crowd. and when some
body asked him for his autograph he was
/ Immediately deluged with similar requests
from all directions WI complied very
gOod-naturedly. and for awhile he was kept
busy scrawling hierOglyphics on cards.
fans, slips of paper. envelopes and any
thing else that happened 20 come handy.
Then be eSsayed 90 move on, but was in
tercepted by a gentleman who was espec-
ially eager to secure his signature, but
had been kept back by the crush. The
minister was evidently tired OF writing
and made deprecatory gesture I have
no pencil. he said, and again tried to get
away Here's one, your excellency.' ex-
claimed the other, pressing a stub into
his hand Well. then. your card said
WI. rather abruptly. Yes. certainly; in
a moment replied the autograph hun
ter; and he began feverish search OF his
he find On. well. Just put il on this
he said. desperately. and presented the
brOadside Of one Of his cuffs
The distinguished visitor smiled. hastily
scribbled four or five mysterious Chinese
characters on the linen and moved away
Now for the funny part OF the story The
possessor OF this unique autograph cut il
carefully out Of the cuff and transferred it
to his pocket book Naturally h was curl
Gus to know what the writing meant. for
il was evidently more than a mere sigma
ture and several weeks afterward he ex-
! hibited il TO a very intelligent Chinese
merchant OF this city AS the Chinamaa
/ looked az il a startled expression crossed
| his face and then he became cOnyuIsed
/ with laughter What does IL mean2 de-
| manded the owner Of the souvenir. greatly
! surprised Don't know replied the Mon
] goIian between chortles; can't make i'm
I out Since then he has tried it on three
I other educated Cinnamon with similar re-
I suits They all went into spasms OF merri-
ment as soon as they saw the hieroglyphs
and then eagerly denied any knowledge
OF their import.
1T IS pretty evident TO the mind OF the
gentleman in question thar the smooth
I diplomat from the Flowery Kingdom per-
petrated some very warm bon mot at his
/ expense. and the mystery that invests IL
has infiamed his curiosity nearly 10 the
! bursting point He swears he is going te
have the thing deciphered IL he has &c
send 10 Canton for a special translator
/ Meanwhile the Cinnamon he consulted
/ laugh every time they see him-all Of
! which is very disquieting- He wishes nov
he hadn't been so persistent about the au-
/ tograph-''
The evening times., 1900-06-11
DEATH OF ]. BURKE WOLFE.
New York Millionaire Expires sud.
denly at Newport

NEWPORT. R. l., June 11-Cottagers
were shocked yesterday TO learn OF the
death at his summer residence. in Belle
vue Avenue. of Joel Burke Wolfe. OF New
York. He had been in poor health on ac-
count of heart disease. but he had been
seen on the drives almost daily since his
arrival here. three weeks ago.
Mr. Wolfe had been an invalid for three
years and half. During that time he had
been constantly under the care OF Dr.
Polk. in New York. Last March he suf-
fered a slight stroke of paralysis at his
New York residence No. 104 Fifth Avenue,
but he recovered so that on his coming to
Newport for the summer he seemed no
worse than when he left here last autumn.
He received another shock last Thursday,
and vas not expected TO survive the day
He rallied from even this severe attack
until yesterday morning about ten O'Clock.
when he suddenly placed his hand TO his
heart, fell and expired at once
Mr.. Wolfe who was the only son Of
Udolpho Wolfe, a merchant of New York,
was an importer. with business house at
No. 81 New Street. New York. He was
deeply interested in yachting, and was a
member of the New York and Seawanhaka
Yacht Clubs. He owned the steam yacht
Radha for ten years until a year ago,
when on account of his health, he sold her
to General Thomas. He was also a men,
Der of the Union. Riding and Country
Clubs, Of New York.
He was regularly a summer resident OF
Newport. though he never owned a place
here. This season he was occupying Oak
view. the villa Of Mrs. William p. Osgood,
in Bellevue Avenue. He was unmarried.
His sisters. Miss Wolfe and Mrs. n. Deve-
reaux CIapp. were with him when he died.
Owing to the state Of his health he was
seldom seen in society, though he enter
tanned often in honor of his niece, Miss
Edith Clapp. The remains will be taken
to New York Tuesday night and inferred
at Greenwood. Mr.. Wolfe left an estate
valued at several million dollars He was
in his ffty-seyenth year.
The evening times., 1900-06-11

PHILADELPHIA, June 11-Philadelphia.
Cinnamon connected with the Race Street
Mission have formed a Salvation Army.
their first meeting was held yesterday
afternoon. much to the delight Of half a
tcusand Chinese and white people. This
Iittle band of a dozen or more members
intends doing missionary work in China
town during the entire summer, holding
meetings each Sunday afternoon between
the hours of and 6 o'clock.
These meetings are the result of the
fertile brain OF a Chinaman named Lee
Chaek Hoy, who has come TO the United
States TO do missionary work. Lee Chac'-
Hoy was converted to Christianity in Chi
ma After his conversion he went TO col
lege, graduated as divinity student, and
mastered the English language. From in
Yestigations he believed that much good
could be done by coming 10 America and
working among his countrymen in the
larger cities.
Several years ago he landed in San
Francisco. converted many Chinese in that
city. and since then has done good work in
Portland. Greg; ST. Louis, Chicago, New
York. and other cities. He is a man OK
wealth and bears all of his own expenses.
lnlS Is ms nrSt visit TO Pnliadelphla-
AS a rule he is hooted by the Chinese
when opening his street services, but soon
wins their respect. One thing in his favor
is age, he being grey haired man OF six
ty-seven. A Chinese custom is 10 respect
the aged always.
In these street services a portable or
gan, cornet and violin are used. To
the accompaniment Of these instruments
the Chinese sing religious songs, reading
from books written IN Chinese. All of the
songs are sung 10 the music of old-fash-
iOned English church hymns.
Although both sides of the street were
packed for some distance while the street
services were in progress yesterday. there
was no disorderly conduct, and the addi-
tional policemen which Lieutenant Egan
was asked to send were not needed
Much uneasiness is felt in this city re-
garding the safety of Dr. C Van r. Hodge
and wife, formerly Of Philadelphia, who
are doing missionary work in China. Ac-
cording 10 reports sent out through the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missiona
from New York yesterday, DIR. and Mrs.
Hodge are in the danger district in China
and that part OF the empire where the
Boxers have been numbering and commit
ting outrages for some weeks past.
L met DR.. and Mrs. Hodge in Shanghai
seven years ago" said Superintendent
Frederic Poole, Of the Chinese Mission
/ yesterday AT that time they were en-
route 20 northern China where the out
RACES are occurring. They are young peo-
pie and have done excellent work In
l China
The evening times., 1900-06-11
ABANDONED MINE RICH IN GOLF
Purchasers Lucky Find I'm an Old
Michigan MIL

TOLEDO. Ohio. June lin digging over
the debris of an abandoned mine in the
Ishpeming territory. Michigan, bought as
a speculation for 81 coo, some miners
found $1,000 worth OF gold on the copper
plates Of the tumbled down old mill. Some
of the plates were covered to the thick
ness of half an inch with amalgam, and
many had undergone such a chemical
change that the copper was entirely eaten
away. This left the entire thickness Of
gold, worth about $40 to the ounce.
Miners and farmers in the neighborhood
had intended to use the plates as roofing
sheets for their little cottages, but found
them very heavy and threw them back
upon the dumps as waste. Besides this
pickup. the buyers have found fully Co.
600 tons of dump waste, which assays over
$40 to the ton straight through Besides,
the old machinery has been found Of such
value that the owners have already been
offered five times as much for it as they
paid for the mine, machinery and ALL The
discovery was made through the aid of a
Western expert
The evening times., 1900-06-11
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Body of n Union Veteran Found in
the Potomac.

CUMBERLAND. Md, June 11.-Richard
Dye. a union veteran. was found dead in
lhe Potomac River near the bridge at Han
took yesterday morning. He left here
Tuesday, going down the railroad track
He gave no intimation to Scott Kelso. with
whom he resided. that he was going away
but his object. it is thought. was to enter
the Soldiers Home at Washington. He
was last seen on Saturday wandering along
the railroad track. but his body was found
nearly a quarter OF a mile away from the
railroad in the river with deep cut across
the forehead Foul play is suspected.
Dye was an experienced hOrseman and
had been in the Kelso family for thirty
years. John Kelso. father Of Scott Kelso,
provided for him in his will. Dye fought
four years in the Union Army in Company
c. Second District of Columbia Volunteers,
and later served in the Regular Army. He
was a native Of Alexandria. Va, and was
siKty-one years old. He was unmarried.
and. as far as known. had no relatives.
Congressman Pearre had been endeavoring
TO procure him a pension
The evening times., 1900-06-11
a PENNSYLVANIA MYSTERY.
Prominent COIOred Man Slain nnt
Placed on the Rails.

Placed on the Rails.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, June II.-Ches-
ter county has another murder mystery.
but the authorities have no definite elew
upon which to work. The victim is Alfred
Green. aged about forty-6ve years, a we'll
known colored resident OF Chamham His
body was discovered yesterday morning by
train crew lying on the Baltimore Cen
tral Railroad, a short distance from Avon
dale Station. 1t was taken home.
The man was not struck by the train,
and there was but little blood upon the
tracks, showing that the body had been
placed there after death. Green's head lay
upon one OF the rails and his feet upon the
other, and his death was evidently due to
blows struck with club. The skull OF
the man was crushed in two places. There
was a deep cut over one eye and the back
OF the head was badly mutilated.
There was a train over the road al
about l O'Clock yesterday morning but the
body had been placed upon the track after
it had passed. the murderer evidently
having made a mistake as to the time
when the train was due. Deputy Coroner
Lewis A. Lipp is investigating the case.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
VICTIMS OF A RUNAWAY.
Young MAJ and Woman Seriously In
jured in baltimore.

BALTIMORE, June ia serious run
away accident, in which two persons were
injured, one perhaps fatally occurred last
night on Park Heights Avenue, near Kate
Avenue. The accident is attributed TO
the boisterous conduct of two negroes who
were speeding their horses along the road
John J. Kelly. jr.. twenty-one years old,
son OF John ]. Kelly, President Of the Ne
tional Building Supply Company, was one
of the victims. He was sent in an ambu-
lance to the Maryland General Hospital,
where it ic believed that his skull is frac-
tured.
Miss Msrgaret Sheehan, of Kennedy
Avenue, Eorthern Annex, was the other
victim. She was cut about the head and
shoulders, but instead of being sent to the
hospital was taken to her home in car
riage after her injuries had been dressed.
She suffered considerably from shock.
short time after O'Clock Mr.. Kelly
started to drive from his home in Dem
more Park TO the residence of Miss Shee-
han, who had been visiting the family.
They drove down Park Heights Avenue
until they reached Kate Avenue, where
they encountered two negroes who had de-
cided to have race. Both the negroes
became very noisy in their efforts 10 urge
the animals which they were driving at
an unusually rapid gait. The horse which
Mr.. Kelly was driving became frightened
and. notwithstanding the efforts to hold
him, dashed down the road at a break
neck speed.
The buggy was thrown from one side OF
the road to the other, until finally Mr..
Kelly and Miss Sheehan were thrown out.
Mr.. Kelly, it Is believed struck the stump
OF tree or a stone. Miss Sheehan fell
on the roadside. Both were carried into
Gordon's Roadhouse and DR.. Charles G.
Hill summoned.
DIR. Hill found Mr.. Kelly bleeding from
both ears. and there was every indication
that his skull had been fractured. He
was, however. conscious. and told the ply
sician how the accident had happened.
Miss Sheehan was completely unnerved for
the time. Her injuries were found to con-
sist of contusions on the back and head.
The buggy in which Mr.. Kelly and Miss
Sheehan were riding was wrecked
The evening times., 1900-06-11
Interesting Owl story.
From the BarLstOwn CKy.) obseryer.)

(Ercm the BaTGtOWn (hy-l ouSerYer-)
Mr. Steve Ritchie. Of BaIt0wG- tells the
observer an interesting story For years
family Of owls Of the large horned species have
made their home n a hig hollow tree, near the
Ritchie residence. Recently one Of Mr- Ritchie's
sons succeeded in capturing one OF the young
owls He placed the bird Ia a large cage. and
it apparently enjoyed its captivity Last week
young Ritchie concluded 10 capture one Of the
old owls, and with this end in view he attached
a steel trap 10 the cage containing the Young
bird and placed the outfit at the base Of the
old hollow tree When he went 70 investigate
next morning be found that one OF the old
birds had beer caught by the foot in the steel
trap He also discovered that il had. in some
manner succeeded IN getting rabbits head
into the cage for food for lis 0ffSpTing- The Old
owl Is an immense specimen. and has horns
nearly Eve inches in length. During the past
week Young RitChie succeeded in~csPturing the
male owl The latter visited the cage contain
ing the Young owl. ard. after depOSiting large
portion Of rattlesnake fer its iood. proceeded 10
get caught in the steel trap He IS very large
and is a poTnpous old fellow At intervals he
blows himself up and struts like turkey gobb!er.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
AUTOPSY ON AN ELEPHANT.
BaItimore's Pet Pachyderm Suffered
From n Broken Spine.


BALTIMORE, June lL-Drs. Robert
Ward AID A. W. Clements have performed
an autopsy on the body of Sport, the young
elephant which was hanged on Thursday.
They discovered that his spine had been
broken by the fall out OF the car while be-
Ing transported from Scranton TO Newark.
The examination was held at the Union
Abattcir. near Calyerton. The skir was
taken of the dead elephant by George
Stewart, colored, who succeeded in remoy-
ing 1t in one piece, a very difncult opera
tion-
The examination after the hide was of
proved that hanging was the most effective
and humane method Of killing the ele-
phant. Dr. Ward stated that death must
have been almost Instantaneous. and the
animal suffered little or no pain The
second lumbar vertebra Was fractured in
three pieces. showing that IL had been
necessary TO kill the animal
DR.. Ward explained that 1t would have
been dangerc Is tc have attempted 10 either
poison or electrocute him, while TO shoot
him fatally would have been a most deli
cate and difficult operation He would
had 10 have been shot either in the heart
or IN the eye, and the thick bones would
have likely have turned the bullet from the
vital spot
The evening times., 1900-06-11

relative Importance Of that perticular en-
gine-
Above all these smaller noises IS the Ia
bored pulsation Of the main engines, with
the massive crank heads swishing around
at a rate seemingly quite disproporuonate
20 their size looking Ike a gigantic prize
fighter hitting out increasingly Inc en-
gineer above on the cviinder, taking cia-
grams with nimblS myers. hears like a
trained bandmaster, out q the thousand
and one different noises. great and small
that a certain small engine Is knocAlnS
out Of tune, and goes down 10 see about
il accordingly. Between the throbblng
cylinders, crOuching on the platform, are
oilers, in their fearnOUght trousers and
flannel shirts. fairly Teveling in grease
and oil squirting the latter here and there
with long brass squirts. feeling a cross
head for its heat, squirting oil again on
the piston rod then TO work with span
ner where a leaky joint is announced BY a
kissing Of steam at every stroke, and so
round again. And they seem 10 like IL
A great thinker once said, with no little
Sruth. that
The blooming lot would 90 to pot,
II the boilers wouldn't boil
Go and see them boiling. Open one OF
the air locked doors. and close il before
want TO get blown away By the half-inch
forced draft you viii let loose Now
open the other ana enter . regular pocket
inferno. oh. the awful heat Of IL, See
those black devils, each pair Of white
eyes and a dim outline. moving about in
the IN certain light Of a ftful slush lamp.
One OF them is providing himself with
two long iron bars surely furnished al the
end with pincers and instruments Of tor
ture, as seen al the CampO-SantO Of Pisa;
opeEs small door and thTuSJs them il
turn, into the mouth Of q burning fiery
furnace. 10 rake and pull about; surely
the unrighteOus are having a bad time OF
il. Another pair Of eyes provides. with
black arms. 4 bucketful Of more Goals Of
fire 10 be heaped on. Could the Great
Chief Stoker himself improve much OF this
fearful place, even for his own purposes?
From the other side Of the stokehOld
cry goes up, How lOng?" TO which reply
comes. "Only ten minutes more" and so
you need not clean your fTe till afterward.
A few minutes later the engineer comes
in and gives orders fer working down.
Everything has been tried IN the balance
and nothing has been found wanting The
main engines pulse slower The foremost
funnel ceases to rock The seagulls in the
wake OF the ship ease down. The powers
are informed. Three flags flutter to the
masthead The trial is satisfactory
London Globe.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
North Carolina Corporations.

RALEIGH, n. c.. June 1.-THE State
has chartered the Granville Gold Mining
Company, OF Granville county, E. B. c.
Hambley. W. c. Burton. and H. W. Reilley
stockholders. Its paid-up capital is $780,
900; authorized capital, 81 .000. 600 1t will
mine gold and copper. The copper Gres
in Granville are very abundant and rich.
The State has also chartered the Clayton
Cotton Mill, at Clayton, Johnson county
paid-up capital. sl2O, O,0O0. with leave to in
crease to $500, 600. 1t is the twenty-sev-
enth nnill chartered so far this year.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
HAZING OF A SICK STUDENT.
III. v. VanRest, of Kenyon College
Makes n Statement.

TOLEDO. Ohio. June 11-H. V. VanEest,
the Jackson. Mich, student at Kenyon
College. who was taken from his room
while sick and hazed numerically, his
head being sheared. leaving only a tuft
at the crown, has written a statement Of
the affair.
He says that one night az 1 O'Clock .
crowd Of students wearing masks broke
into his room, pulled him out Of bed by
his head and shoulders, placed a gag in
his mouth battered his nose until it bled,
and threw him into his old trouble OF heart
palpitation, winding up by clipping his
hair Of all but crown tuft He gives
the names OF the students He says his
physical condition is such that he can new
er enter college again Vannest adds that
President Pierce took him TO his residence
in the morning. where he was cared for
until le TO be taken TO his home in
jackson.
The evening times., 1900-06-11
Condemned Mans Pet Cat.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 11.-Robsrt T.
Wyatt, whose execution will take place in
the Annapolis jail yard July q. he having
been convicted Of the murder Of Capt. Oh
yer NJ. Caulk, has a pet cat which ae
prizes highly. Several other OF his pets
including a bird, died. The condemned
man has expressed desire that his spirit
ual adviser, Rev. Joseph p McComas, rec
tor OF st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal
Church, accompany him to the scaffold.