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Postcfncr Notice.

Should BE DAILY BY al interested. changes
any time)
close promptly IN all At the General Postoc az
follows: FarCesPOsr Mails close hour earlier Lhdn
closing time shown below. ParcelsPost malls for Ger
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Highest Temperature yesterday. 81 degrees; lowest AZ
&c: average for corresponding date last year. oo
average for correspondents Twenty-Five A.
rocal Tor~csnt-air to-day. with moderate tsTnSara
susst Monday fzIrs fresh - er1sk rornwsss wtndA
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AN ENGAGEMENT.
:. ~. E.

NJ and Mrs. George s. Hastings. Of No. IS East
Fgftv-fourrh-st- announce the engagement OF their
daughter Ass Emily Belle Hastings, TO DR.. Edwin
Z. Bebee, OF Buffalo.
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TRANSATLANTIC MAILS

MONDAT-At $50 Italy direct. per Palstia
tnal must be directed per s. q Palatia')-
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DAM: $50 a Italy direct. per Cr-z Il
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Nap0IfO.
wEDNEsDAT-At $50 a Europe per $
Oceanic Queenstown
T5URSDAY-At a m for France. per Ia
TOuraine. Efavrs (uail ether OF Europe
directed Der = La TouTaine') at 80
Complementary g. for Europe. = 5. Deurscl
land. VIA Plymouth. CherbOurg and h u0urg.
FRIDAT-At 1880 p m. for azores Islands. per
Romantic. from Boston
sATURDAT-At $50 a Tor Europe per y LCcania.
Queenstown. . a m for Europe 5. 8
Vade-Iand. via Southampton
After the closing Of the Supplementary Transatiatis
Mails above additional 5uppieTusnt Mans
opened the piers Of trs American. English.
French and German steamers. and remain until
within Ten Minutes Of the o. sailing OF steamer
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Local Official Rs10rds-Tho following official record
from the Weather Bureau the changes
perature last tventy-foar hours In comparison
with the corresponding date OF last
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Burrows. Waters LAbazh cnar,s.w
ST1ify ie Sxy 5LyingsSon. Crawford
Deal. Emeiine shepperd. FranE N
Herriot Elsie A. Il TurnbuII No.,
BTIeRoEs-A; Elizabeth n: !. Saturday. April LOO.
e1 late residence No lss ChiItOnst. Elzabeth Mon
e Charles May g T T:5f. c 5sTZ son
caaaa eo M Ess p M1 GSa 80 n a. Ps N
Train leaves Grand Central az 10 q m April =
D1ALsAt her Iats residence No. 1 West 7ca-st Mr.
Pate h Rtss en- tas sS5a y1T Of her s
HEItIeIoT-o1 Saturday April 1904. at Richmond Va
Elsie Elsie anna Ae da1sher q the late Gsnsral William
friends invited to attend faae-a s-res ~
Christ Church Broadway and T1st-sG. Tuesday April
1AB ABA. is SATURDAY at hi. lat. resi-
the SO year Of ais se so5 GhsTss Wood LhaSh n
louisa Lahaga, Funeral services TUESDAY morning
A AO5i. . al $50 in''rmsn' At Cold spring HaE6of
ILySGsToESm March a. 1904 czawta5d IIy.nx.,oa
Siinn - SN Fa1A'
HANNAH a, A. w.agE Of Elias Pope Funeral ssryi:..
n J. on Monday. April q at 7:45 p n. = ---'--''1'
sHEPPERD-At Forahan. NeT-Tork City on Saturday.
Ysrd. aged y years Eansra! services Monday
2330 Banbridge-avs 80
TyRNBUIL- ,. East oraREs y J. April Marsa..s
Taond TurnbulI and granddaughter OF Ar-hlbald M
Rchmord- age 10 years. Funei a. Monday, April a
from their residence - Burnett-st 30 clocs
Interuierr az convonioncs OF family.
CEMETERIES.
Great PfneIawn Cemetery.-Prfvate station Founs
trim tickets cents Office IS Broad-st New Yo-I
UNDERTAKINGS.
stsPhf Tel ia or s c:s Fssk G ss5
Rev Stephen Merritt. the world wids-known m
eny place OF business. shave ara ro.s
A. LARGEST in the world Tel ia Chelsea
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Religious Notices.


per une-
ruxzABF-rH TONNE Editor The Nautilus. sunfsct
y an AND T1ID RESTRICTION" to-day. . m.
"a West 20th-st-
ST. AGNESs CHAPEL TRINITY PARISH
st. Columbus aveI-rhe Rev. ". T MANNING
.. D.. vfcar-ssrvtces a usual houra The vfcar
VII preach q II and
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FOR al countries IN ne Universai
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st-phen Merritt Emb1'g Ist-. Undersslsrr. s41-s w
esf TEL. 1,325 Chelsea u. Car,ob-iI
Rev Stephen Merritt. the worId-wids-knovn nm,
emily place OF business. shave and fo.s
a.: largest in the world Tel ia les Chelsea
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The ElzRbethan Stage Society is now doing
distinctly educational work and with excellent
eject Il has been reviving Much Ado About
q the London School Board. with the stage,
corturnes an6 music OF the Eliza bethan period
Anc with the complete text There has been a
single public Performance Of the play at the
Court Theatre by company OF well trained
amateurs. and with AR. william Peel as d.
rector and stage manager, and with AGr. Arnold
Ooinetsch to produce the original music upon
ne Instruments OF Ehakespea-e's time il has
1een most interesting revival The DoEberrv
vas good enough for the best professional stage
re Benedlck involved a new reading OF
as part, for which much could said on
1e traditional side. as was also true
N"en NJ POeI enacted Shyloclz a few
ssafs ago. IN what he considered the Eliza
Ina manner II laughing irrespOnsi-
A's Senedick. rapid IN delivery and hysterfcal
~ mlrth. Just the Shylock battered In and
~ Win rnincing step. and was an object OF
---c1ie Tor grounciings. The noble art is seen
sA CIR Henry Irving succeeds IN exciting
-p~sslon Tor the fooled and balIed Jew IN the
ioN oI his loneliness: but probably Mr. Poef's
-4e shyiock Was tie one witnessed IN the
-'-''e1nan period So also this Benedick OF
sage society hts In With the environment
me bare Elizabethan stage. with its central
Ns AZ the back and the facilities for rand
&c and exits and It is an amusing mart
80 Seetr7oe NOT sxxf~rxtr,, g. No. z-,,z-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
MOTOR BOAT
EXPOSITION
Automobile Boats Will Be a
Feature in Coming E.
quariC Sports

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The rapidity
with which the motor boat has sprung
into vogue among those who can afford
to indulge in the sport is illustrated
by the widespread interest manifested
in the exhibition OF automobile boats
opened in this city today. The exhi-
bition is the first of its kind to be held
In this country, but Notwithstanding
this fact there Is a large and varied
assortment OF craft on display. Alto
gether there are thirteen hundred ex-
hibitors. which may be taken as an in
dication that the manufacturers ex-
pect the automobfIEsts to rush to the
water branch of the sport during the
coming summer
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nament Of the kind The floor area
permits Of plenty of room and the spa
cious galleries afford accommodations
for an unlimited number of spectat tors.
The alleys are ten in number and as
none OF the contestants have been al
lowed to practice on them; no one en-
joys an advantage in this particular.
Sessions Of the American Bowling
congress. controlling organization of
the game, viii be held at the Hollenden
hotel. beginning this evening, and when
the election of new officers and selec-
ton of city for the next annual cham
pionship come up hot fights are looked
for. John ]. Rowe, the present able ex-
ecutive, may be urged to run for re-
election, but many share the opinion
that the Office should go to the city
securing the tournament as was the
case at Indianapolis and Cleveland
Milwaukee seems to be in the lead for
the tournament next year, and in the
event OF that city being selected the
head executive officer of the congress
may be resident of the Cream City
There IS a lively canvass on for the
The present official,
Samuel Karpf. who has held the posi-
ton since the organization of the con-
gress in 1895, is opposed by w. A.
Kenna of Chicago.
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Agents OF either sex should today
write Marsh Manufacturing company
$50 Lake street, Chicago, for cuts and
particulars Of their handsome Alumni
mum Card Case with your name en-
graved on It and filled with 100 calling
or business c"rds, Everybody orders
them. Sample case and 100 cards. post =
paid, 40c. This case and 100 cards re-
tail at rs cents. You have only to
show sample to secure an order, Send
40c at once Tor case and 100 cards or
send 3oc for 100 cards without case.
$40 prize for every agent. Mention
his paper. S-June so
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
CRACK TENPIN PLAYERS MEET
FOR BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Eastern Teams and Those of the Middle West
Will Meet at Cleveland for
Weeks Tournament

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
CLEVELAND O.. Feb 9-From Bos-
ton and New York in the east to Den
yer in the west crack tenpin players are
gathered in Cleveland 10 take part i'm
the bowling championship Of the
United States. which begins at the ar
mory this afternoon to continue nj
week Close followers Of the game
predict that uo better figures viii be
scored than have been made in pre-
vious competitions, but the Competi-
ton nevertheless is expected to be ex-
Ceedingly spirited In all the events,
fve-men. tWo-men and individual
Chicago, twenty teams strong, viii
make a strong bid. while the eastern
cally say they are going to show their
western brethren few things. All the
way west from New York the cities
have sent IN delegations. and Wash
ingtor, Erie. Wheeling Buffalo, Phil
adelphia, Youngstown, Pittsburg,
Louisville. Canton. Syracuse, st. Louis,
st Paul indianapolis Toledo, Column
bus, Peoria, Des Moines and Denver
men are here. anxious to compare their
skill with that of the better known
players
The armorY. where the contests are
being rolled is well adapted for tour
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[g1sls@{4%g'

From present indications none of the
Omaha (Nebl bowling teams will at.
tend the congress at Cleveland. 1t is
argued that the distance is too great to
be attended with any satisfaction or
profit.
1t is probable that Milwaukee, Wis.
VIII get the next national bowling
tournament, A canvass has been made
of the executive committee, and ma.
jority have expressed themselves IA.
vorable to that city.
IL present plans materialize Kansas
City. Mo, will be represented by
strong team in the Cleveland tourney.
Never before has bowling been so pop
ular and never before have the aver
age scores been so good. An effort
will probably he made to interest the
Commercial club in the plan to send a
team TO Cleveland. There is certainly
no lack of good bOwlers in Kansas
city. and team should be sent to the
tournament.
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A. 0. U. W
IN GOOD SHAPE
Increased Rates Have No Ma,
terial Effect on Membership
In the Ordar

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller }
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. 9-The
Michigan grand lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen assembled
in biennial session here today. The
report of Grand Master workman F. c.
Wetmore is interesting as it tends to
show the effect on the membership OF
the order as result of the increase in
rates.
The figures show that while the in
crease in membership during the past
year was somewhat smaller than In the
preceding year. there was gratifying
decrease in the number of suspensions
and Withdrawals, so that on the whole
the membership enrolment may be
said to be satisfactory
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
DINNER TO ROOT
FROM STUDENTS
Law School of Which he Was a
Graduate HOn0rS the Great
Ex.Secretay

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller. }
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The New York
University Law school gives a dinner
TO Elihu Root. ex-secretary OF war, at
the Savoy hotel tonight. and elaborate
arrangements have been perfected for
the function. Mr.. Root was graduated
from the law school in 1867 and has
been one Of the most loyal alumni
Invitations to the dinner have been ac-
eepted by many men prominent IN
public life.
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of avoiding trouble was to meet the
man on his own ground of boisterous
comradeship, so he looked up and said
carelessly:
Guess not. I've been here two days.
and T.
There amt none then" broke in the
man. with tremendous thump on the
authors back. You'd "a been in II
fore this time II there was" And they
passed joyously on, leaving Mr.. Davis
with another tube of the desired local
color.
''If we ratify that canal treaty, what
are you going to do for something to
talk about?" asked Senator Spooner Of
Senator German.
''Oh," said German, Providence will
provide"
That" said Spooner, reminds ME
Of the man out in Wisconsin who went
TO revival and was pressed to repent
He wavered for a time and finally
arose and said;
Friends, want to repent and tell
how bad I have been. but I dassn't do
1t when the grand jury is in session.
The Lord will forgiven the revival
list shouted.
Probably he WILL answered the
sinner. but he amt on that grand
Jury"
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"' cav AoS Nf Say:"You must give
up balloon aseensions They are very
dangerous Then what should i dor"
NJ. Santos invariably wears u medal
of st. Benedict when making ascen-
sions. 1t was present from the
Countess d Eu, daughter of Dom Pedro.
former emperor Of Brazil Asked II he
feared any specih evil and wore the
medallion to ward tt of, he smilingly
replied:
oh, no.. There Is one thing sure
about balloon ascensions. The man who
goes up-weil. he Is sure to come down.
eh?'
Some years ago when Richard Hard
Ing Davis penetrated the transmissis-
sippi to gather material for his book
THE West From Car Window" says
the Saturday Evening Post, he stopped
over in a small Indian Territory town
where he was assured there was plenty
of local color
Proceeding along the street. he met
two men apparently Just in from some
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decision?"
At this period in his speech Mr.. Nor
gan became slightly embarrassed and
thrust his hand deep down in the peck
ct of his trousers, where it encountered
and jingled some silver currency.
What would cause him to decide to
come to our church?'~ repeated Mr..
Morgan, and again came the answering
jingle of the coin, audible to every
diner In the room. Then, with a final
tinkle of money, Mr.. Morgan went on
hastily, 80 Dr. Rainsford decided to
come"
The reference to the call and accept
ance, with this implied side light on
the cause that prevailed, was too much
for the guests, and the best laugh of
the evening was equally on the rector
and the POSTMASTER.
The other day" said Representative
Timothy d. Sullivan of New York, "a
big hobo struck me for quarter.
What's the matter with workingp |
asked him.
"'Can't get anything to do at my
trade said the hobo.
What is your trader
I'm foreman in radium factory
And just had to produce"
NJ. Santos-Dumont, the famous aero
naut who has come to this country to
arrange for entering the 100000 bal
loon race at the st. Louis worlds fair
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party Of men who
had just landed
when they were at
tackled by Span
iards. Some of the
men were swim
ming at the time,
ana as soon as they
heard the shots
these men ran to
the aid of their
comrades. lIany of
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THREE ! LEAGUE
Masnates Meet to Arrange the Sea
sons Schedule

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Feb. 9.--Three
league baseball for the year 1904 made
Its first appearance today with the as
sembling of the magnates and manag-
ers in this city In response to the call
OF President Edward Halland. The
baseball men will spend several days In
arranging the schedule and otherwise
preparing for what they expect to be
the most successful season in the his
tory of the league
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

y Nv I - AAA - 4 - ~ a VI pun
hearing from him
he rose and began
to describe how DR..
RainsfOrd had been
induced to come to
the church. He told
of the doubt and
the hesitation.
Would he come
or would he not
Gomez said Mr..
Morgan. And what
would lead to his
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

interested curiosity to rather marked
WEAKNESS as the bombardment went
on. but his manner never lost its grav-
ity. even when the last OF the group
burst out with:
Mr.. Secretary. / am informed that
the president is very tired Of Minister
Congey and is trying to get rid Of him"
"Ah." responded Mr.. Root. with evil
dent relief that the secret was ont
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan rarely In.
dulges in speechmaklng. On one occe-
sion, however, says the Saturday Even
ing Post. he made a palpable hit in ap
after dinner effort. The affair was o
banquet to celebrate the successful and
long continued pastorate of the well
known Rev. DR.. Rainsford. rector Of
st. Georges church, New York.
Mr.. Morgan had been prevailed on
to act as POSTMASTER, with the under
standing, however, that no speech was
10 be expected from him. but when the
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few were sensible
and showed that
their authors had
thought them out
with some care. but
following these
ca me a mum Der
which were too OBJ
viously creations of
the moment. The
secretary's express
sion changed from
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vited a well known
newspaper CORE
spOndent to join him
In an afternoon at
the links. The ride
out to the club was
made behind the at
torDey generals rec
ord breaking team
In order that all of
the features of the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

man physically as
well as mentally
and is something OF
an athlete in a
ra tn er ponderous
way.
On one occasion
Mr.. Johnson put on
his bicycle suit and
started out for a
spin. While rolling
along very easily a
npwSDaDer reDOrtpr
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Record of Transactions in City snd
County-M. w. Barnett, Abstraetor

Neg Perez county, Idaho, February
s, 1904;
Deeds
Anna Deesten to Edward Byrne. u
int. in metz Of section 80. township IS
N, fange 2 w. consideration $500
f. NJ. sharon. guardian to same, a
Same; consideration. $1,000.
Same to Frank Slater Y nwL OF
nwk, VIZ new Of nwA section 10
township 81 NJ range w: consider
alton. $135.
William s. Rice ct ux. to ]. w. Rice,
so acres OF side OF eh sw4 section
81, township SO N. range / w: con-
sideration. $500
Isaac l., Carrier ct ux to W. w.
Wright. lots I. 8, .. 10. block 81 Look
Out; consideration $50.
Same to same and s A. Wright. lots
z 8. 2, 10, block ;. lots /. 6. I, S. 9. block
-G" lookout. consideration, $50.
Ephriam A. Sampson ct ux to Lille
NJ. Leggett. nwH section IA. township
SO N, range w; consideration, 5000.
Richard l.. Anderson to William A..
Fowler, bond Tor deed. seI section "a.
township "a N. range f.; considera-
ton si.s2s
Final Receipt
United States to Jacob Henett, lots
%, rs, section :. township 35 ". range
1 w. cOusiderati ton. $3.50
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

next summer, Is q
confirmed bachelor.
II shall never mar
ry," said the bal
loouist recently.
why not?" in
quired an interested
listener.
"Oh, because l
must give my life to
my work Suppose
I were, to marry.
Then my wife might
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

distant ranch. They
were tall. unta med,
intoxicated and
bad" Placing a
hand of size on Mr..
Davis shoulder, enc
of them said:
Young Teller, is
there a Jail in this
yere town where.
they lock up menu"
Mr.. Davis saw
that his best chance
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

"you have discovered that at last, have
you?"
Yes. And now could you tell me
whether Mr. Conger will be dismissed
or simply superseded?"
Neither. The president, with careful:
regard for oriental etiquette, will seud
him a poisoned letter"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
PEOPLE
TALKED
A BOUT

- OLONEL GEORGE f. ELL
OFT, commandant of the
United States marine corps,
who is now at the isthmus.
became acquainted with Panama trou-
bles during the revolution of 1885. He
was in charge of one of the companies
Of marines that were strung along the
railroad to keep traffic open and saw
some lively times along the Chagres
river. He distinguished himself at
Guantanamo, Cuba, during the Span
lsh war. Colonel Elliott was with a
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

entertainment might be complete.
Mr.. Knox. however, had forgotten tc,
provide himself with cigars and soon
after the start deplored the oversight.
The correspondent at once produced d
bountiful supply, and throughout the.
afternoon smoking went on. When the
programme had been nearly completed
and the drive home almost finished.
the attorney general threw away the
last half of his last cigar Well" he
calculated. I'VE have had nice drive.
good game, and l haven't violated
my physicians orders not to use to-
bacco, either"
Like most men of naturally serious
bent. Secretary of War Elihu Root, who
Is soon TO retire from the cabinet, has a
vein of humor in his composition which
sometimes finds vent in irony. During
the most trying crisis of the Chinese
Boxer troubles OF 1900 group of news
paper reporters were admitted to his
presence and. standing in a row, piled
him In turn with questions. The first
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09

Attorney General Knox, reporting ro
congress that he had expended $4,000
Of the special appropriation Of $4,000
for antitrust prosecutions. suggested a
new assistant 10 the attorney general
to take charge of that kind of work.
The attorney general, although
hard worker, is believer in the old
adage that "all work and mo- play
makes Jack a DUN boy and seeks re-
taxation from Labor whenever oppor-
tunity offers. He has a keen apprecia-
tfon of "A fast horse. Il game of golf
and good cigar. Not long ago he In