Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-17
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ricted AT the October term Of court at
Moscow. Ii is returuable before the cir
cunt court of appeals in San Francisco on
April 10.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the warning politicians in Ken
lucky whereby Governor TAYLOR will
continue to act as governor, and Cover.
nor Beckham will make no move toward
securing possession of the state buildings
until the court of appeals has decided the
matter.
Thursday the Standard Oil company
dlshursed $40, 600, 900 in dividends. 1t
was the regular quarterly dividend of
three per cent. and II per cent. extra
cash dividend This is probably the
largest cash disbursement ever made at
any one time on the stock of single cor
poraton.
Senator Sewell has introduced a bill
changing the name of the Paris of the
American line to the Philadelphia. Three
ships of the International Navigation
company, constituting the transatlantic
service, already bear names Of American
cities, the St. Paul, the ST. Louis and the
New York.
The naval appropriation bill will carry
money enough to construct two battle
ships of 1850 tons each, TO cost approx
| lmately $500, 900 EACH three armored
cruisers OF the highest practical speed
| and the most powerful armor and arma-
ment, to cost approximately $4,000, 900
each; three protected cruisers to cost
about 81 ,I4G 900 each.
The proclamation opening to settle
ment the north half of the Colville In
dian reservation has been prepared, but
has not yet received the signatures of the
secretary of the interior and the presi-
dent. The reservation will be opened
six months after the proclamation is
signed. A large number of mining en-
tries have already been made i'll the re-
servaton.
In the vote Of Kenton county, Ken
lucky, Wednesday, to elec: a senator
to the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Goebel, II. l.. HARRISON, Mr.. Goe-
bells law partner, was elected by 529 ma
jority over l.. l.. Creasey, his republican
opponent. The majority for Goebcl i'll
this county and district was about 1000
The vote was less than the total vote OF
last November.
Concerning the instruction, Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn says: "All the
official and private advices ! have re
ceivcd show that the insurgent forces
have disintegrated and that many of theii
members are returning to their homes
and ordinary avocations. The insur
gents now in the field are organized into
guerrilla bands, which General Otis Il
destroying as rapidly as possible"
A man believed to be j. S. PETER, sol
OF ex-senator lCllSl VI lOpthd, FNdhon7
was found dead in cheap lodging hous
in Fast Eighth street, Kansas City
Wednesday, He had taken morphin
and left a card inscribed: "Father-l'u
tired. S" Mr.. PETER was about 3
years old, was printer and bore car
of Topeka union No cause is known
, The body was later positively identife
by newspaper men who had known Pei
fer in Topeka as that of the senator's sor
This being the sixth month of the wa
its full effects are beginning to be felt /
British trade and labor circles, especial
in the manufacturing districts of Englan
e from which thousands of recruits hay
5 been drawn since December /. The pc
2 centagc of unemployed is considerable
lower than at any similar period IN d
e cade, as is shown by the monthly mem
e raudum just issued by the labor depai
nent of the board of trade The sou