The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-14

"''" HiS oiioc, was passenger on OOaru,
was served with writ for an alleged
breach OF promise at the instance Of Por-
til Knight OF London. Miss Portia knight
Is the daughter of Colonel n. b. Knight
OF Salem, Ore, who is prominent attor-
ney OF that city. She was educated in the
public school there. She showed marked
ability as an elocutionist and gave num-
Der OF recitals in her home town. About
1870 she went east and subsequently has
appeared on the stage as reader and
actress. She was with James O'Neil enc
season and also with one Of the Froh-
man companies. Her mother is dead. She
Is a remarkably pretty girl.
At Colfax recently four persons were
seriously burned and IL Others narrowly
escaped serious injury by the explosion OF
OF large gasoline lamp in the dining room
OF the Hotel Colfax while dinner was be-
ing served. Donald Ryrie, Mrs. Ryrie, NJ.
). Grady and w. G. Fudge, who were sit
ting at table directly under the lamp,
We're terribly burned, the skin being
burned off the face and hands of each.
Fifteen people were in the dining room at
the time of the explosion. A panic en-
sued. William Burch, travelling for John
W. Graham l. Co., Spokane, leaped
through window and hurt his back. He
was followed by Mrs. Ryrie, who was en-
veloped in flames. She fell down a stair
way leading to the basement. Several
Others besides those mentioned, including
hotel help, were slightly scorched. Prop
erty loss fully insured.
There was riot at San Juan regent
ly over a school episode.
Two highwaymen, one of them
masked, entered the village of Olpe,
Kan. and held up dozen people, the
occupants of the two stores.
Ex-President Harrison Ia a quite
sick man and his closest friends are
alarmed. His condition is more seri-
GUS than is generally believed.
Representative Rosenhaupt's freight
rate bill was defeated in the house.
Thirty-seven members voted in favor
of it and SO voted against the meas
ure.
The president has issued an execu.
tive order abolishing the Cuban export
duty on tobacco from April 1. This
action was taken ON the earnest rec
ommendation Of the Cuban economic
commission which recently visited
Washington.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
$1,000 for public library building at
Vancouver, B. c., the only condition
being that the city furnish it with q
suitable site and agree to contribute
$4,000 annually for the maintenance
Of the library.
A highly sensational attempt to rob
the home Of William Mclaughlin. the
millionaire coffee merchant, 81 Rush
street, Chicago. was made recently,
Scores Of shots were fired, McLaugh-
Inns son narrowly escaping death.
The residence is in the fashionable dis
trict on the north side.
Ernest ]. Wolter, q prominent mer-
chant Of Schuyler. Neb., who was ar
rested in that city by a United States
marshal on the charge Of attempting
to blackmail United States Senator
Kearns Of Utah, was arraigned before
Commissioner Anderson, recently. He
waived preliminary hearing and was
held to the federal grand jury under
5000 bonds.
An application will be made this
week at Trenton. N. J., for q charter
for the American Can company, the
combination Of the tin can manufac-
turing companies Of the United States.
It will have an authorised capital Of
$78, 900 900, equally divided into COM
mon and preferred stock. The concern
will also have working capital Of
$1,000. 000.-
Additional inducements have been
made to the insurgents to surrender
their guns. General Macarthur has
all department commanders
to release one prisoner for every rifle
An insurgent who sur
renders his gun will be permitted to
name the prisoner to be released. pro-
viding no exceptional circumstances
require this mans detention, in which
case another selection will be allowed.
A crisis has arisen in far eastern
Affairs which, In the opinion Of the
British government. is almost graver
than the troubles which originally
turned the eyes Of the world toward
the orient. In this crisis secret nego-
tiations are going on between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain with q
view to thwarting what both govern
ments appear to consider determine
ed attempt on the part Of Russia to
plant herself permanently one one Of
the richest tracts Of the Chinese en-
pire.
General Kitchener has granted Gen.
eral Botha seven days armistice to
enable him to confer with the other
generals. Dewet and Steyn both re-