The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25


stealing. and Frank Carper, sentenced for
cattle theft, were i'll the conspiracy to
break Jail.
Frederick BerAtecher was beaten to
death with rifle last night by Adolph
Won Grueningin at Bethany, village
II miles from Portland Ore.
The glove contest between Jimmy
Burns and Ed Cuff. heavyweights,
which took place at Rossland, was won
by the former in the second round with
a left hand blow on the jaw which put
Cuff out of business.
United States Consular Agent George
l.. Schetky, who recently returned from
San Francisco. gives most pessimis-
tic account of the condition of the coal
trade there He says Oil is putting
coal out of business everywhere except
for domestic use. The slightest fluctu-
alton in the present prices would be
fatal to the coal industry.
Four men confined in the Carbon
county (Wyo.) Jail cawed the bars Of
their cells. waylaid the jailer on his
evening round and locked him in a cell.
The prisoners secured the jailer's pis-
tolls and coatless and hatless escaped
to the hills. A large possee is search
ing the country. Two of the escaped
prisoners, Orno McSwain and James
Mcmahon. were awaiting trial on the
charge Of murder.
Final arrangements have been made
at the Russell house for the building
Of steel and iron plant at Sault Ste.
Marie canadian side), which will en-
ploy 10000 men and be capitalized at
$5O.0OO,OOO.
Recently four innocent white men
were shot, one perhaps fatally, a negro
was shot and another badly cut, the
result of drunken fight started by a
crowd Of negroes in Rosedale, Kan, a
suburb Of Kansas City.
Joseph Hume. the pioneer salmon
packer of the Pacific coast, is dead.
Death was due to heart disease Mr..
Hume established the first salmon can
merry on the Columbia river in 1874.
In 1896 his business interests were
transferred to Alaska.
A. Smith was found on the tracks Of
the Seattle & International railway be-
tween Fremont, suburb Of Seattle,
and Ballard. There is a belief that
Smith was sandbagged, robbed and
then thrown on the track to cover up
the crime.
The London war Office has received a
dispatch from Lord Kitchener report
ing that since April rs various British
commanders have taken 81 prisoners,
together with 100000 rounds of small
ammunition and many horses, cattle
and wagons. Lord Kitchener reports
also the surrender of 20 Beers since
that date.
Henry Fl. Morrick. 7-year-old
grandson of Henry Harris, we'll
known rancher, was instantly killed
at the Roup farm, on the Yellowstone
railroad Sunday night. The youngster
entered the granary to drive out some
chickens and while he was doing SO a
chicken flew against loaded gun in
the building, knocking it down, the
force of the fall causing the weapon to
be discharged. The contents struck
the little fellow. killing him instantly.
A high wind that struck Chicago re-
Gently loosened huge iron water tank
from its fastenings on the roof of the
Galbraith building. Madison and
Franklin streets, causing it to crash
through the six floors to the ground,
injuring five persons and resulting
in a damage to the building estimated
at $4,000.
The Flood Hollow dam in Middle.
field. Mass, gave way recently, letting
loose the water in the big reservoir,
which rushed with terrific force into
the west branch of the Westfeld river,
sweeping everything before 1t and sub
merging the greater part Of the town.
No lives were lost, but great damage
has been done. the extent Of which 1t
Is impossible now to estimate.
The hotel and lighthouses at historic
Steamboat Springs. Nevada, which in
the balmy days Of the Comstock mines
was a watering place where more
money has been squandered in a night
than at almost any other resort ON the
coast, are no more. A fire, which start
ed in the hotel, crossed the road to the
two-story bathhouse where the main
baths were situated. and entirely de-
stroyed both buildings. There was no
insurance on the property.
The steamship Indravelli has arrived
in Portland from Yokohama. The In.
dravelli is the first of feet Of 5000
ton vessels comprising the Portland
and Asiatic steamship line established
by the o. R. & N. to operate between
Portland and the countries of Asia
The other vessels Of the line as at pres
ent constituted being the Indrapura
and Knight Companion.
Pao-Ting-Eu China has been fol