The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11

three months and said he expected to
resign, as he felt that he had worked q
good many years and ought to give
younger men a chance. He will retire
from active business for awhile.
e. G. Grifith of Pascoag, r. l., won
the grand American handicap shoot by
killing Is straight In the shootoff, miss
and out, and got 5000 in cash and the
silver cup. The second man was J. l..
d. Morrison Of St Paul. who killed II,
and he received $500. r. Rahm of
Pittsburg was third, with IA kills. and
he got $500 in cash. A. H. Fox Of Balti.
more missed his first bird In the shoot
OF.
At Lexington, KY, with the cry 'The
vendetta; the vendetta" on his lips,
General Cassius M. Clay. the famous
abolitionist and duelist and former
United States minister to Russia, re-
Gently led his little bodyguard to battle
against q sheriff's posse which had
gone to whitehall, his palatial mansion
In Madison county, to serve papers on
the general in q civil suit instituted
against him by his daughter. Miss Mary
B. Clay. Many shots were fred and the
posse finally departed without accom-
plishing the purpose Of it, visis. It IL
reported that General Clay was wound
ed during the ARRAY. Fleeing from his
supposed enemies, no barricaded him
self In his den" In the mansion and
there he remained guarded by his faith
full servants. Whether or not he II
" ounded IL only known to himself and
to his little bodyguard. No surgeon
has been summoned to the house and
none dare approach except on invita-
tion.
At Marseilles the striking lockers
have decided to resume work.
Augustus Byram, one Of the pioneer
mining operators Of the far west 10
dead at his home in Chicago.
Telegraphic advices received from
Richmond. Quebec, announce that the
business portion Of that town rests in
the midst Of raging torrent.
Mrs. Michael Chart Of the town Of
Lake, and her 7-year-old daughter
Mary were drowned In the Kinnikinnic
river 1t the Kinnikinnic avenue bridge
In Milwaukee.
According to the st. Petersburg cor
respondent Of the London Daily Mail
import duties for vladivost0ck have
been raised on all American iron. steel
and machinery. s
Probably 10000 persons participated
Easter in the dedication Of the Second
Church of Christ Scientist, at Wright
wood and Pine Grove avenues. SO
great was the assemblage that quad
ripple service was held.
Mr.. Rockhill. United States special
commissioner to Pekin, recently had q
long interview with II Hung Chang,
who satisfied him that there is not
likely to be any further important
hitch In the negotiations for settle
ment between China and the powers.
At New York q IRE which broke out
at different times did damage to the
extent Of $175.000 to the stock Of the
Sudhaus Paper Box Company and the
machinery belonging to the company,
a. we'll AZ to the stock of Swetxer,
Pembroke Z Co.. both firms occupying
the building. at So and So White street.
The horse abatoir at Linnton, Ore,
which was shut down last fall, has
started up again. Az conditions are
more favorable now for its successful
operation 1t is likely to be kept rum
ming indefinitely. About 500 cayuse
ponies have been sent in from the
ranges and 1t IL probable that 10000
will be slaughtered this year.
BY the derailing Of the engine and .
Of empty freight cars being
brought into Kansas City on the Kan
sas City suburban belt line railroad.
four members Of the crew were injured.
William Prime. brakeman. had his
skull broken and eyes scalded. He
will die. The engine was demolished
and 10 cars were reduced to kindling
wood.
Fifteen hundred pounds In dynamite
were used recently In blowing up the
forward superstructure Of the sunken
United States collier Merrimac. which
has long impeded the entrance to the
harbor at Santiago de Cuba. The ex-
plosion was heard plainly In the city,
i've miles away. Divers Immediately
descended and found 40 feet Of clear
water over the forward portion of the
wreck.
At Montreal Archbishop Bruchesi is
sued a pastoral letter dealing with the
judgment in the Delpit case, which de-
clared marriage of Catholics by nom
Catholics legal. "All unions" says the
archbishop. contracted with invali-
dating impeachment for which compe-
tent authority has not been granted
dispensation, even though civil power
looks upon such unions as valid and
legal, must be considered as null and
invalid. This is q point Of doctrine