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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
MATCH GAME AT NEZPERCE
Nszpsrcs Will Play Lewiston August Ist for a
Purse Of $500 to $5OO-Hay Harvest begun
on Prairie-Grain Ripcnins Fast.

NEzPERCE, July II. (Special) - The
Nezperce ball team has decided to accept
the challenge of the Lewiston club for a
match game and Chancey Wallace, sec
retary of the local organization wrote a
letter Yesterday to the Lewiston club,
in which he says: 1--WE will accept the
challenge of the Lewiston club to play at
Nezperce August /, 1903, for 30 and 90
per cent of the gate receipts and side
bet of from $500 $500. The money must
be deposited in the First National bank
of Nezperce within S days of the receipt of
this letter The line up is to be the same
as in the game of July 4th except that
each team can elect to change one man.
The Nezperce team of July 4th was Mil
ler, Schulz, Lang, Mccoy, Hill, Rhine
hart, Dickson, Hardwick, Felt. Clark
and Crumpacker."
Hay harvest is beginning on the prairie
this wee< and the crop is maturing faster
than usual and will not be as late as
was anticipated. Flax is now in bloom.
The weather is cool but warm enough
for growing crops.
Goldie German, while splitting wood
Wednesday, cut her knee severely with
an axe, severing an artery. The physi-
clans called took up the artery and the
wound will heal without much damage.
There will be a meeting of the business
men of Nezperce Monday night for the
purpose of forming a commercial club
here The matter has been discussed for
some time and plans have matured for
| the organization.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Death of Or. J. c. Waite Of Juliastta.

Dr. James c. Waite, a prominent physi-
clan and citizen of Juliaetta, died at his
home Wednesday morning at $50 O'Clock.
While rising from the breakfast table.
The cause of his death was apoplexy.
Although he was apparently in good
health when he arose from the table he
fell to the floor and never spoke after
ward. The doctor was we'll known
throug hout the Palouse country, having
moved to Gold Hill. on Cedar Greek
twelve years ago. and has enjoyed large
practice among the neighboring farmers
About two years ago he removed to Julia
eta, expecting to retire from the prac-
tice of his profession. but his reputation
as a physician was wide spread and he
continued in the work until death called
him away.
DR.. Waite, leaves a daughter, Miss
Flora, who has been keeping house foI
her father and teaching in the Juliaetts
schools, and three brothers, two OF whom
| live on Cedar creek. Mrs. l. v. Smith
of this city, and Miss Nina Fry. county
treasurer of i.atah county, are nieces o
DR.. Waite. The doctor was 81 years ole
when he died and although not strong
man was never sickly.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Cow Fell Ssventy-llve Feet.

While the herding boys were rounding
up their cattle to leave for the hill range
Wednesday one of the youngsters ran a
fine Jersey COW belonging to l.. M.
Thurston off the perpendicular bluff back
of the Miller residence on Miller street.
A tree top below slackened the force OF
her fall or the animal would have been
killed instantly. AS it was it will sus-
tain permanent injuries and perhaps die.
The boys are very careless and It is said
by those witnessing the act that the one
driving this COW made threats that he
would drive the brute or kill her. He
did perhaps the latter.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Visited on the Grande Rounde.

Dock Murlst, of Myrtle, passed through
town this week enroute home from the
Grande Ronde, where he has been visit
ing some weeks lie states that there is
a great awakening in that country.
caused by the Imnaha's successful navi.
CATION of the Snake river. There are a
large number of agricultural and timber
claims within twenty miles of Imnaha
landing that were supposed to be mac
cessible to civilized man, which will now
be taken and utilized. 1t is big conn-
try and possesses a large amount Of un-
developed wealth. One of the finest
sports Mr. Muilat has INDUCED in for
some time was game of baseball at
Flora ON the Fourth of July. He played
with the Flora team against team from
Lost Prairie. Although hi. team was
beaten by a score of twenty FIVE to eight
Dock made six of those eight aud five o.
them were home runs A curve ball wa:
unknown and rules were conspicuous BY
their absence.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
River Press Issues First Number.

Volume I number 1 of the River Press
a newspaper issued by Frank Barnes at
Clarkston, was received by the Teller
this week. 1t is a neat, newsy little
sheet in magazine form of twenty-four
pages. Mr.. Barnes states his purposes
in an Introductory editorial given below.
"In the first number of a newspaper it
is not inappropriate to tell the public
something of its policy. The publisher
will endeavor to make the River Press a
local paper worthy of the support and
confidence of the people of Charleston
and the surrounding country. Its object
first, last and all the time will be to
print all the local news in clean, read
able form. The River Press will be
under obligations to nobody. Politically
it viii be Republican. but it will be free
from the direct or indirect influence oi
any party and all parties, and will stand
for the best interests of Asotin county
as the publisher interprets the.e interests
Time was when people wanted news
paper that thought for them To-day
people want facts, aud do their own
thinking. This does not mean that the
River Press will have TO opinions OF it:
own. 1t certainly will have opinions
and it will not hesitate to express them
The River Press will be honest, it will b'
fearless, and it will be fair.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
BUILDING COMMISSION MEETS
Supreme Court Building Commission Met Yes
tsrday and Adopted Plans for Structure to
be Erected tere-Dow Selected as Arceitsct


A meeting of the supreme court build
ing commission was held in the offices OF
Attorney Mcfarland yesterday afternoon.
All members of the commission were
present. Plans were adopted and Archi-
tect Dow, of Spokane. elected architect
to make the drawings and figures on es-
erected. Another meeting Of the board
will be held about three weeks from this
time, when the drawings and estimates
will be ready and bids will be called for.
The plans that were adopted were sug-
gested by Chairman l. N. Smith, of the
building committee.
The building will present dignified
appearance. being built with the inten-
tion of bringing out that effect rather
than with any purI ose of producing ar
tistic beauty. Durability and convent
ence are the principal factors sought by
the commission. 1t will be a one story
structure with fine large basement. The
walls of the basement will be made OF
stone and the sides Of the main building
will be composed of pressed brick
| trimmed with sandstone. There will be
two large rooms in the building, and
smaller consulting rooms. One Of the
larger rooms will be used for q court
chamber and other will contain the
| library. Each room will be provided
| with corridor.
The building will be we'll lighted with
electricity and heated by a steam heating
apparatus. The edi6ce will be erected
as cheaply as possible SO that a large per-
cent of the SIS 900 appropriated by the
Legislature can be expended upon an
elaborate law library. The library at
/ Boise has a number of duplicates of books
and these will be brought to Lewiston as
soon as the building is completed. The
commissioner has made arrangements to
have an exchange with all the states in
the union 10 secure reports for the benefit
of this Library.
| Those attending at the meeting were;
At orneys James F. Babb, l. N. Smith
and 5. l.. Mcfarland of this city; Judge
F.. c. Steele, of Moscow; Attorney A. S.
Hardy, of Grangeville; Attorney c. l..
Hetne, of Rathdrum. and Attorney c. w.
Beal, Of Wallace.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
DECENTRALIZATION OF INDIANS
Interpreter Raboin Talks about influences
that Are Leading the Indians Astray and
Looks to the Future with Forebodins.

Edward Raboin, interpreter at the
Nez Perce agency, was in the city yester-
day where he was called IN connection
with the trial of Paul Jackson, young
renegade Nez Perces, who was tried
Wednesday before Justice McGrath at
Lapwai for attempted rape upon Lucy
Raymond, a nine year old Indian girl.
Jackson was bound over by Justice Nc
Grath in the sum of $1,000 for trial at the
coming term of the district court and
was brought to town and lodged in jail
Wednesday by Deputy Foresman.
Jackson at his best is not good In
dian and after the prolonged debauch,
which with sporting Indians always fol.
lows the celebration of the Fourth. he
was a devil incarnate. The details of
the attempted crime show degeneracy of
the lowest type. The little girl in the
innocent sleep of childhood was torn
from her tepee by the drunken brute and
only escaped his clutches after a wild
struggle which brought her mother to
her aid.
Even after this" said Mr.. Raboin,
"the mother seemed to have no con-
ception of the gravity of the offense and
it was only with difficulty that she could
be made to testify against the prisoner" "
Mr. Raboin himself swore out the war
rant and pressed the prosecution. The
mother tried to cover up the crime and
shield the criminal but the parties under
threat gave the testimony which sent the
young renegade to Jail to answer for a
grave crime.
Mr.. Raboin thinks that the time has
come to make an example for the benefit
of the tribe. Several similar offenses in
past few months have been condoued
and the effect has been demoralizing.
"My people," said the interpreter,
"know the difference between right and
wrong and must learn to bear the con-
sequences. If such crimes go I'M
punished graver offenses will follow and
Judge Lynch will be called upon to hold
hanging match among the Indians soon.
"In connection with this l wish to
speak about the evils of the annual
Fourth of July hurrah held at Lapwai.
have spoken to number of inspectors
about this and l feel that if the white
people knew what l know about them
that thew would not wonder at the effort
civilized Indians are making to do awav
with the dancing and the debaucheries
that are endulged under plea Of cele.
brating a national holiday. In reality
crime and vice hold high carnival in
these celebrations and the events are
highly demoralizing to our people. II
the white people understood the danger
that in such places menace our young
men and girls they would join with us in
helping to blot them out forever"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
DROWNED IN CLEARWATER

One Boy Siszsd With Cramps and Another IN
Attempting to Save Him Loses his LIE
Also.
Two boys aged 10 and 10 years were
drowned in the Clearwater river this
morning about 10 O'Clock while bathing
at the mouth of Delsol slough. One was
siezed with cramps and the other In at
tempting to rescue him was siezed by the
drowning boy and both went down to-
gether.
Johnnie Buchman aged I6 and Johnnie
Driessell aged 10 years were drowned in
the Clearwater at the mouth OF the
Delsol slough. They in company with
Baldrus Drissell, an older brother. we're
bathing at the mouth Of the slough and
learning to swim. They had been in the
water about half an hour when the
younger Driessell started to swim across
the channel to the neck of land. He
made it over but on the return when
about half way back he gave out and
showed signs of distress and called Tor
help. A camper near by siezed q clothes
line and attempted to throw 1t to the
boy. 1t became entangled and the
Buchanan boy sprang in the water with
the line but when he reached the drown
ing boy the latter in his freight siezed
him by the neck and struggling the two
boys went down in nine feet of water and
were drowned. George Swanks nine
year old boy. and the Older Driessell boy
ran for assistance and reused the men at
the pumphouse. Charles Doney. as
slstant engineer at the pump house, and
George Ritz. who was passing by, went
to the scene OF the tragedy and in a few
minutes had rescued the bodies. Medi-
cal aid was summoned and Drs. Phillips
aud Morris came. Every effort was made
to bring them back to life. but without
avail. They had been in the water about
thirty minutes, too long for any hope by
| resuscitation.
Johnnie Driessell is the youngest SON
of John Driessell, partner in the 6rm OF
Driessell & Swank, Of the new planning
mill. The family lives in the Nudge
property on East Main street.
The Buchanan boy is the SON Of Joe
Buchanan. carpenter and wagon maker
of Uniontown, Wash. He had been
visiting the Swank and Dreissell families
here for the past tso weeks and the
boys have been often in the water to-
gether. The bodies were taken to the
Vassar undertaking parlors where they
were prepared for burial The family at
Uniontown has been notified and I'LL
they arrive no date has been set for the
| funeral.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Personals and Happenings In Leland.

f. A. Pi.tinger. of Moscow, was In our
vicinity for few days the first of the
week.
MIR. N. r. Hill, of Keudrick, was in
our city last Wednesday.
Mrs. c. A. Snider and family. of Hope.
Ida. are visiting friends and relatives in
this place this week.
Mr. H. ". Russell left for the Florence
mining district last Monday morning.
Mr.. Russell will probably be absent all
ummer.
Mr.. Klossner, who purchased the
blacksmith shop of Mr.. Hodges, resold
to HIS predecessor aud left for Pslouse,
Wash last Tuesday
Mr. DeWinter made a business trip to
Lewiston the first OF the week.
Mr.. e f. Bever left for the Lewiston
| country this week with his harvest ma
chinery aud and full crew Of men. He
has several hundred acres of grain to cut
there before taking care of his crop here.
Messrs Rathmell & Webber. insurance
agents, were in our vicinity the FIRST OF
the week.
Mr.. House. Of the d. M. Ferry Seed
Company, was looking after the interests
OF his company in this section last tues.
day
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
wheat Hauling win Begin Next Week.

BAsALT, July r7-(Special)-It is ex-
pected here that wheat hauling will be-
gin next week. Crops are in fine shape
and number one yield is Insured. Will
liam Barnes will again assume charge Of
the Clearwater company's warehouse and
devote all his time to storing aud ship.
ping grain. G. w. Dean will have charge
of the ferry during the summer A larger
run than has been made in any othei
harvest season is expected.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
him away.
win TAX, Horses to Salmon Meadows.

w. M. Kane will move his stable OF
fast horses from the Vineland track to
Salmon Meadows the first of next month
TO take part in racing meet at that
place. Among the horses Mr.. Kane
owns is Pencil Me. the fast horse bought
at the interstate fair races last fall.
Pencil Mr. gained fresh laurels at Genesee
on the Fourth. when he won the Genesee
derby,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Ed.oa arIss, b. con.s.. on lil. cl.lm.

C. B. HAYWOOD is contesting the rights
of Edson d Briggs to a claim of I2o acres
in sec Ie tip. "a W. B. m. located near
Kippen in the United States land Office
here. Attorney Thomas Mullan Is Mr..
Briggs attorney and S. L. Mcfarland is
representing the contestee.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-07-17
Judge Steele Win Go East.

Judge Steele arrived in the city yester-
day to hear number of cost bills in
chambersina number of cases he has pend
ing. The Judge will leave about the first
of August for Indiana. where he will At
tend his parents golden wedding.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
POPE ON CHURCH MUSIC.
Issues an order Regarding It-FavOrs
 GregorIan Mass.

Rome, Dec. 2S.-After a long discus sion with experts. principally with the famous composer, the Abbe Perosi, di- rector of the Sistine Choir. the pope has issued, of his own accord, a note on the subject of sacred music in the churches. In this note, which appears tonight in the Osservatore Romano, his holiness formulates rules for church music which recall the churches to strict observance of the instructions issued by former pontiffs. The pope, who is a passionate musical dilettanti, condemns the transformation of liturgic music into compositions for use at concerts.
 The pontiff is strongly in favor of the Gregorian chant, and he has ordered the Abbe Perosi to compose a Gregorian
 mass for the centenary of St. Gregory the Great next Easter. This mass will be conducted by the Abbe Perosi in the chapel of St. Gregory and will be par ticipated in by five hundred singers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
oHiolaI Statement Issued from office of
 Kuhn, Loeb & Co.

$ . f B
 New York, Dec, 2s.Plans are under way for the transfer of the Chicago and Alton railroad to some other road. as appears from the following official statement issued tonight:
 Holders of the preferred stock of the Chicago and Alton company are in- formed by Kuhn Loeb & Co. that a large amount of that stock has been deposited with them, subject to an agreement authorizing the sale thereof on or before September 30 next, on such terms and at such price as may be ap- proved by preferred stockholders committee, consisting of John A. Stew art, Edward H. Hartman and John J. Mitchell. Holders of preferred stock who desire to participate in any sale which may be made under this agree ment are requested to deposit their cer- tificates at once with the bankers, who reserve the right to terminate the pool at any time. Depositors will receive transferable receipts entitling them to a pro-rata share of the net proceeds of any sale, and, in case no sale is made before September 30, to the return of their stock without expense.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
DREYFUs, HoPEoF VINDICATI0N
Grounds on Which He Depends for
 Restoration to Army. j

Paris, Dec. 2S.-The grounds upon which Dreyfus depends for restoration and vindication to the army have been communicated to the Associated Press.
 Dreyfus charges that a telegram from Colonel Schwartzkoppen. the late Ger man military attache here, to Colonel Panizzardi, formerly Italian military attache at Paris, as presented to the court martial at Rennes, bore the date of April, 1894, when he was occupied
 with the details of the mobilization of
 troops, of which the telegram treated,
 whereas the actual date of the telegram was the last of March, 1895, after he
 Dreyfus) had been tried. A copy
 which has been found has established the correctness of Drayfus' claim, in
 the opinion of the commission which recommended a revision of the case.
 The statement of the case against Dreyfus containing the telegram when it arrived at the ministry for war was
 dated April 1, 1895, which, Dreyfus claims, shows that the telegram was written in the latter part of March of that year, With pair of scissors the late Colonel Henry clipped off a corner of the telegram, and thus the actual
 date disappeared. Then Colonel Henry, in hos own hand, annotated the tele-
 gram April, 1894. The colonel, however, neglected to remember that the month
 of April had only thirty-one days, for in the document there Is a mention of the "thirty-first of the current month" The unauthenticity of the telegram could have been established had the court at Rennes appreciated the impor- tance of the error Finally it developed that in the telegram, where the words "Ce Canaille de D." appear, the ini- tial ID" had been substituted for the
 letter "P." The original copy, written by M. Gribelin, the keeper of the archives of the war office, carried the letter "P." The scratching upon the paper was apparent, but M. Bertillon, the handwriting expert, testified that the letter "D' was correct. It is now
 claimed he was in error.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
LUTHERAN TEACHERS MEET.
Secretary Dressier, of New Haven, Is
 Reelected.

Meriden, Dec. 28.-The Lutheran Teachers Association Of New York and New England began it's annual three days convention in this city to-day. The afternoon session opened at two 0 clock in St. Johns church. The prin- cipal business of the session was the election of officers, which resulted in the reelection of President A. E. Franke, of New York, and Secretary Max Dressler, of New Haven. Charles A. Burgdorf, of this city, was elected vice. president Delegates were present from New York. Brooklyn and other cities in New York state, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
Harvard Man Marrles Actress.

Newport, R. l., Dec. 2S.-Announce- ment was made tonight by Mrs. Daniel Gould Slocum that her daughter, Mabel Gould Slocum, was married to Harold Dean Stickney of New York in that city last Thursday. MT. Stickney be- longs to a we'll known family and is a cousin of Joseph Stickney, who died 8 few days ago. He is twenty-four years old and his bride two years his junior. Until a month ago the bride was a member of "The Runaways" company, having previously appeared in ''The Jewel of Asia Her father has been connected with ., the Newport opera house for number of years. MT. Stickney is a Harvard man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-29
PROBING COFFIN FAILURE.
EFFORT TO GET AT EX-GOTERN-
 OR,S PRIVATE EXPENSES.
Creditors Even Want to Know About
 Tells of His Loans to the Brown Com. pany-Mlrs. cofia Also Made Loans to
the Concern.

Middletown, Dec. 2S.-Another session of the creditors meeting in the matter of the bankruptcy of o. V. Coffin and his son, Seward V. Coffin, was held this afternoon before the refree. Judge Hotchkiss, counsel for William H. Bar nard, of New York, a creditor, asked that the cash books for the last five years be produced and also the salary account of ex-Governor Coffin as presi- dent of the MiddIesex Mutual associa- tion. This has already been shown to be $5,5O0. The check and other books and documents showing when the ex- governor first consulted counsel in re- gard to bankruptcy proceedings and the books showing loans on western real estate also were demanded. .s
 Judge Haynes, counsel for the Collins, objected to the admission of the books requested on the ground that to do so would mean the admission of much ir- relevant evidence and the probable ap- plication of others as parties to the pro ceedings. The objection was overruled. Judge Hotchl1iss asked for the books showing former Governor Collins household expenses, but was told there were no such books. s. n.s.@. ...
 In response to questions former Gov ernor Coffin said that the greater part of his loans had been in amounts of $500 and $1,000 for the accommodation of the l.. D. Brown & Sons company, of which he was president and treasur- CT, and which recently went into the hands of receiver. His last loan of $500 was made to make the accounts of the firm good at the bank. It also de veloped that Mrs. Coffin loaned the company money, for which she was given securities of certain company, which she now holds.
 MT. Coffin told of his position as pres ident and treasurer of the Middlesex Mutual Assurance company, president of the Heating Wheel and Automobile company and president and treasurer of the L. D. Brown & Sons company. In the latter position he was to have received a salary but, according to his testimony, he did not receive anything. MT. Coffin said that the Middlesey Mu- tual Assurance company held $50,00o worth of bonds of the Brown & Sons company, and when the interest came due the firm was unable to pay. MT. Coffin said that he paid the interest, and six months later did the same thing, hoping the company would be able to reimburse him.
 f The hearing then adjourned until Monday, January 4, when Seward V. Coffin will be called.