Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-30

sidering an offer of Washburn & Moen
TO sell their patents for $500. 900.
A. G. Petric q Co., wholesale deal
ers in lumber Dallas, Texas, assigned.
Assets $240, 900; liabilities $3.50, 900.
The lower house OF the Indiana leg
islature has adopted resolution de-
claring the late census radically I'M
just.
Canada officials think that the do
minion will be hurt by the new tariff
$500, 900 on eggs and 81, 800 600 on
barley
Fanny Hogan was shot dead just
after she had been married near JAS
pected.
The total appraised value of the es-
tate of the late NJ. A. Dauphin. presi-
dent of the Louisiana lottery company,
is 147, 900.
II. M. King, a Seventh Day Advent
list, is testing the rights of the state of
Tennessee to imprison him for work.
ing on Sunday.
The Gillian minister to Great Brit
ain denies the reports Of revolution
in his country but admits the people
are dissatisfied.
At Tuscumbia Mo-, near Jefferson
City, a Mrs Freeman was killed by
boarder named Fulkerson, who COM
mitted suicide.
A German postal official has sue
ceeded in arranging with the postal
department of this country to expedite
the ocean mail service.
Mrs. Mollie Barry of st. Louis, gave
her eight-year-old daughter, Mamie,
dose of poison and took large guam
tity herself. Both died.
Photographer Bell of Washington is
suing firm of Cincinnati Autograph
ers for infringing upon his copyright
of Mrs. Cleveland's photograph.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions today agreed to report favorably
the bill granting u pension of 500 per
month to Nathaniel p. Banks OF Mass
achusetts.
The sultan has granted complete
amnesty to all tho Armenians accused
of political offenses. This liberates
hundreds of prisoners in Constantine
pie alone.
Robert Davis, eX-premier of Mani
toba, has been sued for 800, 900 dam
ages for breach of promise by Mrs
Matilda Burns, a former domestic in
his employ.
The Washington Post asserts en-
phatically that the president will veto
the free coinage bill should it pass the
house. no matter whether the elections
bill is defeated or not.
The postmaster general, after an in
vestigation made by postotfice inspect
ors of the trouble at Catherine Ala.
has issued an order abolishing the
postoffice at that place.
Mrs. Mamie Bradley, of Ioka. l. T.,
ally drowned, became demented and
drowned herself and two small chi
dren in a deep spring.
Secretary Blaine is investigating the
case of the Rev. Frances Penroth, n
Methodist clergyman and an agent of
the American Bible society. who has
been in prison in Peru six months for
preaching.
The American legation at Buenos
Ayres has protested against the gov
ernment's proposal to tax foreign in
surance companies 500 900 year for
a license fee in addition to requiring
as u guarantee deposit OF 5000, 600
A rumor is in circulation that the
general offices OF the Burlington &
Northern are to be consolidated with
those of the Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy on February l, in the interests
OF economy.
The Indiana senate has discovered
that the constitutional amendments
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature are void, because not properly
signed and deposited with the secre-
tary of state.
AT a meeting of the house committee
on postoffices and post roads motion
TO postpone indefinitely further consid-
Grafton of the postal telegraph bill was
deferred by vote OF to z. The mo.
ton therefore goes over until the next
meeting.
Secretary Tracy has written to Com
mander Reiter, who was ceusured for
his action in the Barrundia affair, de-
nying his request for court martial
and telling him that the department
regards his case as having been final
ly disposed OF.
Sidney Dillon, president of the I'm
ion Pacific railroad company, made
statement to the senate committee on
Pacific roads in support of the plan for
the settlement of the debt OF that COM
pany to the government proposed at
the last meeting by Mr.. Wilson.
Representative Perkins OF Kansas
has introduced an omnibus bill TO ratify
the agreements with the Ceur D'Alene
Indians in Idaho, the Sisseton, Wahpe-
ton and Sioux Indians in Dakota. the
citizen band of Pottawuttamies and the
absentee Shawnees and Cheyenne and
Arapahoe tribes in Oklahoma territory.