Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-12-26


maux of Alaska.
Charles Craig, the Cincinnati wife
slayer was declared guilty of murder
in the first degree.
President Palmer OF the worlds fair
warns congress not to attempt any en-
barrassing legislation.
The Galveston Cotton Exchange re-
port estimates the yield of cotton in
Texas at 1918, 900 bales.
Written, Burdett Il Young, whole
sale clothiers of Boston have failed,
with liabilities of $3.50, 900.
An S-year-old boy at Mountain
Grove, Mo-, shot his little sister dead
and fatally wounded the baby.
August Belmonts will divides his
property among relatives and friends.
There is no bequest to charity.
Kansas City grain dealers are en-
deavoring to bring about change in
the method OF fixing grain rates.
1t develops that had Buffalo Bill and
party attempted to arrest Sitting Bull
they would have been ma5sacred.
Ex-State Senator Frank b. Arnold OF
New York killed himself His defeat
Mt the late election was the cause.
The house voted down the senate
resolution to remove Gen. Grants re-
mains to Arlington from New York.
L. S. Thompson of Mason City. Ia.
a wealthy stock dealer, has been killed
in railway wreck at Kingman, Ariz.
The st. Louis Anchor Line steamer,
City of Baton Rouge, sank at Hermit
tage Landing, La, causing loss OF life.
Western wrapping paper manufac-
turers, representing thirty mills, have
raised prices sc per 100 pounds on roll
paper.
The trial trip of the air-ship manu-
featured by the Mount Carmel (Ill.)
company will take place in three
weeks.
President Palmer has appointed
eight members OF the Worlds Fair
Board of Control on behalf of the COM
mission.
The Federation of Labor, in session
at Detroit refused Il seat to repre-
sentative of the socialistic party of
New York.
The Lucas Land company of Col
orado has asked the Cherokees if they
will consider bid of $50, 900, 600 for
the outlet.
st. Paul can't have an ice palace this
Russian winter fair will probably be
substituted.
A call has been issued by the Kansas
Farmers Alliance for convention TO
meet at Topeka to consider the senate
rial situation.
b. Simpson, the notorious criminal
confined in the Iowa penitentiary by
feigning sickness almost succeeded in
receiving pardon.
A mysterious hermit OF Kennel
county. Texas, has died. who was
thought to be a brother ofex-Secretary
of State Bayard.
A warrant has been sworn out for
the arrest of Attorney General Pope of
South Carolina for removing a clerk
for political cause.
The London Times predicts disaster
in America should the government
adopt the Farmers alliance scheme to
lend money on real estate.
The federation Of labor, in session at
Detroit, took steps to head off a food
OF foreign laborers into this country
when the worlds fair opens.
Mrs. Dacey n plucky Wichita woman.
made professional gambler refund, at
the pistols mouth, 5000. out of which
he had fleeced her husband.
Miss Mary Williams, II novice in
crime, is under arrest in New York for
swindling a dry goods firm out of
Sl77.74 worth of merchandise.
The people of Bermuda are indig-
nant over the refusal of Great Britain
to allow aliens, even when naturalized,
to own real estate on the islands.
A. c. Collyer is under arrest in Nash
vile, Tenn. for horse stealing He
is accused of passing himself off as a
son of Senator Carlisle in Mexico.
George Boone, colored, OF Roche
port Mo-, celebrated his one hundred
and second birth day. Descendants
to the number of l2S were present.
Curtis G. Stoddard was arrested at
Chicago, charged with embezzling
bonds worth 800, 900 from the Chi
cago and Arkansas Construction COM
pany.
The total population of the country.
including Indians, ETC., will reach 6S. :
900. 600. The population of Alaska
Special Agent Petroff estimated at
SO. 600.
Chas. Miller, the boy who murdered
Ross Fishback and Waldo Emmerson
of st. Joseph. Mo-, at Cheyenne, Wy,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree.
Charles Joplin, miner, living near
Fort Smith, Ark, killed four people,
MORALLY wounded another and then
killed himself. There is said to be a
woman in the case.
j. Leslie Thompson. a South Da-
kota democrat has had an interview
with ex-President Cleveland. He says
that Mr.. Cleveland assured him he
wenla be candidate In 1899.