The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-18

indian head bills were also found.
At Pittsburg Thomas d. Kahne q
Mount Washington grocer, was sho,
and killed in his own home by three
burglars while defending his wife, who
was being chloroformed. A few hours
later the rendezvous of the alleged fel.
ons was discovered. In a desperate
nght which followed City Detective
Patrick E. Fitzgerald was instantly
killed and one of the supposed robbers.
/ VINO gave his name as Edward Wright.
and who fired the shots that killed
/ Fitzgerald, was badly wounded, being
! shot three times. Two male and two
female members Of the alleged robber
gang were arrested and diamonds and
other booty worth from SO 900 to $4,000
recovered. The persons under arrest
are Edward Wright, wounded: Robert
Wilcox and his wife. Jennie; J. B.
Wright, a brother of the murderer, and
a woman said to be his wife, All are
from Chicago.
For the first time since they were or
ganized the principal trades in New
York city decided to go into politics
and start an Independent labor party.
On Cottonwood creek, in Umatilla
| county, Oregon, about eight miles from
Walla Walla. the body of dead man
lying face downward on the bank of
the stream was found.
According to dispatch to the Lon
don Daily Express from Amsterdam,
cabled to the Associated Press, the
Dutch police recently got wind Of con-
templated attempts on the life of Mr.
Kruger. 1t is quite likely the report
to which L'Estafette gives currency is
traceable to similar source.
At Walla Walla. Wash, Richard
Rorke was stabbed while accompanying
Mrs. Christopher Long to her home at
500 Chase avenue. They were within
short distance of the house when Mr.
Long suddenly confronted them. Rorke
Immediately relinquished his compan-
ions arm and started to run. Long
overlook him and drove the blade of a
four-inch knife into his back. Long
withdrew the weapon and returned to
his home. Rorke may die.
Mrs. Carrie Nation is to be given an
opportunity to conduct a western mu-
nicipality in accordance with her idea
of what a community should be. Off,
Gals at Medicine Lodge, Kan, plan to
have the aggressive temperance advo-
cate assume charge of the town and run
it for a week, beginning May 1. If
the plan works all right Medicine
Lodge will continue in the new way,
but II not, Mrs. Nation is to quit her
reign and leave the town.
The steamer Dalton, with a crowd Of
400 excursionists on board, took fire
Sunday afternoon while returning to
Seattle from the Puget sound naval
station at Bremerton. Flames were
seen issuing from the boiler room and
spread rapidly to the hurricane deck.
The passengers were terror stricken,
but the GOODNESS of Captain Thomas
and his men restored composure and
the flames were readily extinguished.
Several women tainted but no one was
hurt. The damage to the steamer is
about $500, fully covered by insurance.
Colonel John R. Musick, author, jour
nalist and politician, died Of heart fail
ure at Omaha recently.
Koumara Youtara, Japanese minis
ter, accompanied ny General Yamagu-
chi, the Japanese commander, recently
called upon Prince Ching and notified
him that the return of Emperor Kwang
Hsu to Pekin was urgently desired.
Prince Ching was informed that the
emperor's wishes would be respected
by the foreign representatives and that
every courtesy would be shown him.
It was pointed out to the Chinese pleni-
potentiary that the emperor's return
was Of the highest Importance as at
fecting the maintenance of the integ-
rity Of the Chinese empire and that he
should come accompanied by every
available soldier, by at least 10000 men
il possible.
At Evansville, ILL.,, the bringing back
to life of Mrs. Sally Allen at hospital
by injection into her veins of normal
salt solution is being widely comment
ed on by physicians in that section Of
the country. The solution was nothing
more than teaspoonful of common
salt dissolved in pint of water. Mrs.
Allen is improving and the chances
Of recovery are greatly in her favor.
Mrs. Allen has long suffered with alb
dominal trouble, and physicians decid-
ed on an operation as a last resort to
save her life. She was taken to a sani-
tarium on Friday night, mad when the
operation was finally completed three
physicians examined the woman's pulse
and pronounced her dead. Her respira-
tory glands failed to perform their
functions. Nitro glycerine, strychnine
and other stimulants used to revive the
hearts action were brought into use.
but failed. As q last resort Dr. Rich