Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-19
NEWS SUMMARY.

effect in keeping the Indians in check.
New York's claims to recount were
laid before the house census committee
Gen. Miles looks on the Indian trou-
bles ms assuming n very serious atti-
tude.
The report comes from Ottawa that
Canada is on the verge OF N financial
crisis.
The Lincoln (Neb.) Irish National
League has expressed confidence in
Parnel.
The Pennsylvania railroad has with
drawn its concessions to theatrical
troupes.
The revenue from sugar will proba-
bly, be raised 10, 600 900 marks by the
reichstag.
Mr.. Parnell has been practically re-
tired as the leader OF the Irish parlia-
mentary party.
England does not like the tenor OF
Harrison's utterances on the Behring
Sea question.
The correspondence growing out of
the killing OF Barrundia was transmit
ted to congress.
The corn crop Of Illinois is estimated
at 100, 900, 900 bushels, against 2I8,-
600, 900 last year.
Otto Gunderson, Brown county.
South Dakota, farmer, has brutally
murdered his wife.
Twenty Armenian officials and a
score OF others have been arrested ut
Ismid for conspiracy.
Russell. Seybold & Co., wholesale
dry goods dealers of Ottawa, Ont, are
in financial difficulties.
Co. Heyl, inspector-general of the
army, thinks the Indian trouble has
been greatly exaggerated.
Grain rates from the Missouri river
and points beyond will be materially
advanced on the 22d inst
The federal grand jury at Chicago
is thought to be about through with
its investigation of railroad mon.
The democratic senators held n eau
Gus and decided to maintain an unal-
terable opposition to the force bill
The Farmers alliance at Ocala, Fla,
passed resolutions in favor of the
Worlds fair being closed on Sundays.
Several Dallas City Qll.) sports are
under arrest for swindling young
man out of 81, 600 on fake foot race.
A joint resolution providing for a
new enumeration of the inhabitants of
Brooklyn was introduced in the house.
Tho people OF the west coast of New
foundland have petitioned for permits
sion to organize as n separate prov
ince.
The car has issued an order forbid
ding capital punishment except in
cases where he gives his official sane
ton.
Denver has a small pox scare on ac-
count OF the arrival OF carload OF
people who had been exposed to the
disease.
The supreme court OF New York has
decided that old man Arbuckle must
pay Miss Campbell $45, 600 for blighted
affections.
Mr. Dockery submitted statement
in the house to show that there would
be deficiency of nearly sos, 900. 900
in 1892.
The Portuguese hauled down tho
British flag in IA South African town
without authority from the home gov
eminent.
George Burgess, a desperate. was
killed at Williamson, Ky. but not un-
til he had fatally wounded Miss Alice
Mckinley.
Tho Omaha, Kansas Central and Gal
weston Railroad Company has been
organized and its projectors say that it
will be built at once.
w. G. Collins, republican member OF
the Illinois legislature from the Rock
Island district, has resigned on ac-
count of ineligibility.
Mrs. Kirk b. Armour OF Kansas City
is mourning the loss of $40 009 worth
of diamonds which have been stolen
from the safety deposit vaults.
The government has offered the
Cherokee commission S7,52S, 442, 10
for their lands west of 96 degrees west
longitude. II will be refused.
1t has been discovered at Memphis
that certain attorneys have been taxi
ing advantage OF the illiteracy of ne
groes to further pension frauds.
Peter Held of Honey Creek, Wis,
took Paris green and rough on rats and
then shot himself, after which he beat
out his own brains with a Ratchet.
The latest information from the
northwest confirms the previous as
surances of the Indian agent that the
Creeks are all quiet on their reserva-
ton.
Benjamin Homer was arrested at
Abilene, Kas., charged with removing
headstones from soldiers graves and
then putting in bills for erecting new
ones.
Isaac Hamilton. n farmer living near
Marshall, Mo-, died from lack OF med
ical attendance. His wife and daugh-
ter tried the Christian Science cure on
him.
A Wabash freight train collided with
an Alton passenger train at Jackson
vile, H., and split the sleeping car in
two, killing two people and badly in
juring three.
James c. Peasley, treasurer OF the |
c., b. & B.. has been brought into the |
federal court for refusing to answer
questions put to him by the grand jury, |
and fined $500.
1t is charged that forged expense
bills have haen used by shinnars and L