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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
3
At 2 AM an explosion partially wrecked Mrs Botinelli’s house on Kellogg’s outskirts. No one hurt, but it is believed a deliberate attempt to kill the inmates. Her daughter and she live alone. sheriffs notified, no theory yet. Townspeople excited, rumors spread as details emerged.
Manila reports Bellarmino and about 1000 men with 214 guns surrendered to Colonel Wint at Albay after withdrawal through Donsol and surrounding mountains. A wider tally cites 32 officers, 315 guns, and 3000 rounds with 82 insurgents surrendering in the Legaspi area since June 1.
Dr Ludwig Mond, a German scientist, says he has created a low cost coal gas fuel profitable for manufacturers and gas companies. He asserts the gas, produced by processing coal, could cut production costs and prices. Other snippets note Japanese spellings of English words and Burbank painting Geronimo at Fort Sill.
The Wallula Washington post office was smashed open with dynamite. The safe money stamps papers and records were stolen. Frederick D White son of Ambassador Andrew D White died by his own hand at Syracuse New York after prolonged illness. Forsythe Montana suffered a devastating hotel fire killing two and injuring eleven. origins undetermined.
Susie Weisgerber a 16 year old Lewiston girl drowned while riding in a rowboat on Snake River slough near the Weisgerber residence. Her cousin Marie Heitfeld aided in the attempt to reach her as the boat drifted toward the main river. A $500 reward was offered for the recovery. search continues. Her father in Buffalo has not been notified. Mrs. Weisgerber is prostrate.
Baltimore reports 458 total deaths for the week ending today, the highest on record. Of these, 236 were under five years old. Health officials attribute at least half of the mortality to the intense heat, with a thunderstorm this afternoon dropping temperatures from 96 to 68 within an hour.
Four miles from Turner in Monroe county Jim Johns and his 17 year old niece were murdered and their bodies were found in a burning building. The girl appears to have been stabbed through the heart and her head crushed, likely with an ax, while Johns had his head crushed and both arms broken. No clues are known.
President Trumbull of the Colorado and Southern reports a fire at Clarendon Texas that totally destroyed the shops coal chutes water tanks and a large quantity of equipment including nine cars and five engines. Estimated damage reaches 100000 with insurance coverage. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
Amid tolling bells, Hazen S Pingree’s body was borne to Elmwood Cemetery in a Detroit procession. Crowds lined the streets honoring him in his roles as mayor and governor, with the Pingree family lacking a burial plot.
Mrs Annie Pust of Saint Paul and Oscar Norris formerly of Independence Kansas were drowned when a boat carrying five overturned on the St Croix river near Rush City. Norris attempted a rescue but both were carried under the water and lost. A remark about Filattery follows, noting mockery of gold brick sales.
A New York Herald report from July 10 states Americans who joined Boer forces and were captured by the British must endure captivity until the war ends. Britain refuses to release a naturalized American in Ceylon, signaling possible limits to U.S. efforts. Lord Milner and U.S. legal officers concur that belligerent Boers lose nationality and become enemies.
The Hague July 8 Mr Kruger has abandoned his American visit citing traveling fatigue and the strong stance of the United States government.
Mining notes report A W McCune to head a syndicate to open Callao mine in Peru with an estimated 72 million dollars in silver and copper. Other updates include California and Chico shafts, a 37 dollar value per ton in Buckhorn ore, oil boom near Spokane, and large Klondike gold transport.
All Rossland camp mines have started operations. Ore sorters at Homestake near Rossland prepare for a shipment to Trail smelter within days. Iron Mask expands production. War Eagle-Center Star and Mt. Con. see contracting gains. Granby smelter rates copper ore charges. Imperial Syndicate Development buys Lexington mountain property for 250000 dollars. Bear lake’s Glance group yields six inches of black sulphides, silver value 4716 dollars. St Eugene mine remains BC’s second largest producer with about 630000 ounces of silver and 21 million pounds of lead valued over a million dollars.
Patterson and Cummings win Wallace Idaho drilling match with 30% inches. Kendall group in Fergus Montana led by Finch Campbell to operate one of the west’s finest plants. Butte remains steady with no boom. Nevada attracts mining investment. Malachite near Keller Washington reaches ore body showing better ore than the winze.
Superintendent Thatcher leads a June cleanup with four guards as $70,000 in valuables are moved. E H Godfry adds about $30,000 in finds. Miners and prospectors flock to the Mormon basin and Greenhorn areas where tellurium ore and copper specimens are found. Cradlebaugh reports a three foot ledge worth thousands per ton at Quartz gulch. Bush returns from Morning Star, noting misdumped material believed to black iron, with assays near $10,000 per ton.
Across Riverside Iron Works Cleveland Milwaukee and Telluride reports describe injunctions, appeals, and settlements in major labor conflicts. Judges Phillips and Stone issue stay orders limiting picketing and intimidation while unions contest allegations of conspiracy. A Telluride agreement ends the Smuggler-Union strike, signaling resumption of work and near-full mine capacity.
July 8 collision of Barnum & Bailey’s circus train at Beauthen in upper Silesia Beauthen, Beauthen, Beuthen area, left one dead and several injured with extensive equipment damage and derailment reported in Dureus region.
C W Canfield returns from the Pueblo mountain country with fine copper ore specimens carrying good gold values. The district is newly opened near the Nevada state line and has seen only prospecting work so far.
A Glasgow Standard report from the Malta area says bandits in the Great Northern train robbery are encircled in the Little Rockies about 115 miles from Malta. Sheriff Griffith leads 10 men on the south while Deputy Gane commands 15 to the north as the siege closes in.
The strike by railroad warehouse freight handlers entering St Louis was called off today after railway companies agreed to a 15 cent daily wage increase.
Edward Parker Deacon a member of a wealthy Boston family and former society figure dies in Boston from brain disease on July 8. He linked to a sensational shooting affair in Paris after marrying a daughter of Mrs. William Astor.
A 16 year old boy named Rinking attempted to board a moving freight train near Kaliapell Montana. He slipped under a wheel, suffering severe injuries that require amputation of one leg. He is hospitalized in critical condition.
A Cape Town dispatch reports United States Consul General James G. Stowe has resigned and will depart Cape Town for the United States on July 85.
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