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

In this same connection the Burlington
management has given an order for so
engines at cost of $75O.OOO.
Steps have been taken to establish
a diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America in the Philippine
islands, with resident bishop and du-
ly appointed ministers.
A dispatch to the London Leader
from Kieff says that it is reported that
an officer of the household attempted
to assassinate the car. He fired at his
majesty, but missed. He then shot and
killed himself.
Mrs. Emma Robinson, widow with
four children, living in Rochester, N.
Y, has received from a Washington
lawyer the information that her name
appears among the list of heirs to
vast property situated in central Penn
sylvania. valued at nine millions
At Columbia, S. c.. the Bank of Co.
lumbia forwarded to the Bank of Com
merce Of New York $4,000 in paper
money. When the package arrived at
its destination Saturday it was discov-
cred that the money had been removed
and brown paper substituted.
Money still piles up in the U. s.
treasury. The surplus, If tied up, will
cripple business. Secretary Gage says
reduction of taxation will draw money
out. and he refuses to buy bonds. Nor
does he think it wise to increase gov.
eminent deposits in the banks.
The steamer Amur from Skagway
brings the news from Dawson that dur.
ing the recent stampede to Gold Run
and Eureka 80 men staked one claim
and made. a rush to record 1t, while at
the mouth Of Gold Run 100 men made
wild scramble for three claims.
Peter Karpovitch, the assassin Of
Bogoliepon, Russian minister of public
instruction, has been sentenced to 20
years penal servitude, with loss Of
civil rights. The announcement that
he had been sentenced to life imprison-
ment in fortress was erroneous.
At Mobile. Ala, detective Morris and
Policeman Bressinger recently attempt
ed to arrest two negroes suspected of
the murder of marshal at Gulfport,
Miss. One negro named Davis resisted
and shot Morris and Bressinger, prob
ably fatally. He in turn was killed.
The other negro was captured.
As a result of quarrel over the
right to Craze sheep on strip Of prac-
tically worthless ground near Cisco,
Grand county, Colo, John Seiman of
Payson. Utah, is lying dead, and E. q.
Campbell. surveyor of Grand county,
is under arrest at Moab, awaiting a
preliminary hearing on the charge OF
murder.
A middle aged man was drowned in
the Spokane river under the Monroe
street bridge Sunday. A score or more
people watched his frantic struggles as
he was swept to death in the raging
waters, but were unable to rem
der him any assistance. Who the vic
time was, whence he came. and wheth-
er the tragedy was the result of acct
dent or premeditated suicide are Ques-
lions yet to be answered.
A $30.O0O.000 syndicate deal is pend
ing in San Francisco, and with its sue
cessful contamination the entire fish
ing and packing industry on the Pacific
coast will be controlled by one big cor
poration. The principal stockholders
in this new syndicate, should the deals
be closed. will include the well known
New York financiers. J. Pierpont Nor
gan, August Belmonth, W. Seligman,
]. Seligman and the presidents Of sew
eral Of the most extensive banking
houses in New York city.