Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-11-14


The Governor OF Massachusetts, has
appointed November II for Thanks
giving day.
Patrice Boucicault, Oldest daughter
of the late Dion Baucicault. the actor
and author died in London.
The anti-semitic party in the Hun
garian diet has been dissolved after
an existence Of ten years.
Fire in George Wiedman's brewery,
Newport, Ky. destroyed IA largo ware
house, causing 800 900 loss.
Later adviccs from Zanzibar say
that Admiral Fremantlc captured Vitu
and burned the town to the ground.
The sheriff has taken possession of
the works of the Auburn On. W
wagon company on executions amount
ing to $50, 900.
Natural gas in large volume has
been struck near Florence, Ala, and
the iron men and other factory owners
are wild with JOY.
Anthony Benson, treasurer OF the
Ulster q Delaware railroad since its
organization, died yesterday at Round
out, N. Y, aged "a years.
The mayor of Toulon, France, has
been arrested for conspiracy to secure
a criminal operation on his mistress,
the wife of naval officer.
Grand Meadows. the largest hay
farm in Northern Indiana, containing
8, 900 acres was set on fire by hunters
burning up II. 900 tons of hay.
Cardinal Taschereau of Quebec, Can
ada, has ordered Catholic priests to
refuse liquor smugglers the benefits Of
the sacraments of The church.
The lady managers of the Chicago
worlds fair have been called to meet
in Chicago November IS. Each will
receive 81 day and expenses.
The st. Johns Florida) savings
bank and real estate exchange made
an assignment. The liabilities are
about $40, 900 and assets not over
So, 900.
Senior Mignel Suarez Canes, now
consul general at New York, has been
appointed Spanish minister to the
United States, vice Senior Murnaga, re-
signed
President Harrison has committed
the sentence of Mrs, Jennie Jones,
convicted in Wisconsin of violating
the postal laws, to six months i'm
prisonment.
The accounts of John j. Irving, late
circuit court clerk of Hamilton county,
Tennessee, have been found $40, 900
short. He is trying to make the
amount good.
In the general sessions in New York
Morris Miller, colored, WIS sentenced
to Imprisonment for life for the muir
der of james H. Miller on the night
of February l6 last.
Commander-in- Chief Vesay has
called meeting of the executive COM
mite of the national council of admin
istration, G.. A. r. at Detroit on the
seventh day of November.
A call has been issued for n conven-
ton of the retail clerks of America, TO
be held at Detroit, December s, for the
purpose of organizing under the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Nearly 1000 children representing
almost every nationally known in Chi
cago greeted Archbishop Fechan at the
Auditorium to begin the celebration OF
the second day of his jubilee.
Assistant Secretary of the treasury
Spalding said that he had no informa-
ton about the reported heavy duty
laid by Mexico on American cattle and
doubts the correctness of the report.
1t is announced that the Western
| Union operators at St. Louis have set
tied their troubles with the company
by withdrawing from the brotherhood,
and the local lodge will be disbanded.
Orders were issued ut the navy de
partment putting the San Francisco
into commission November 21. Cap
tain Atkinson will command the SaI
Francisco and the officers may have
been heretofore detailed to her for spe
cial duty are formally ordered to hel
for regular duty.
A special from Lima, o., states tina
the village OF Mercer, near there, i
afflicted with a scourge of diphtheria
Nine children died during the week
and fourteen new cases were reported
The schools have been ordered close'
and the inhabitants are leaving tow
as rapidly as possible.
The people at Kingfisher, OF. hav
petitioned the war department not T.
relieve the United States troops nov
stationed there The department, il
the absence of any need OF soldiers a
that point. has determined to transfe
them. but in view OF this request ha
deferred action for the present.
The farmers and grain growers c
Missouri and Kansas report that tn
Hessian fly has made an attack upo
early sown winter wheat and that tn
wheat sown during September is ruined
Reports of severe damage come froI
Ottawa Kan. and Lafayette, Cass an
jackson counties. Missouri.
The department of state has been oil
fcially informed of the raising. on tn
Sd unltimo. of the blockade declare
by the French government April / las
of that part of the African slave coas
lying between the French and Germa
possessions of the Popos and easter
boundary OF the French possessions {
Porto Novo.
Crazed by Joy.
BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. 3.-Joh
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