Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-01-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The soldiers arrested at Fort Sully
will be tried in Pierre. s. d., for burn
ing building on Stanley island. 1t Is
test case to ascertain the jurisdiction
of the United States.
Oswald Baier was awarded 5000
damages from the Missouri Pacific rail-
way company at Nebraska City, Neb.
Hh wife was killed by a passenger
train at Weeping Water last year.
The doors of the safe of the Bank of
Watrace, at Watrace, Tenn, were
blown off with dynamite and $1,000
worth of diamonds stolen.
Prof r. +. Ramsey, few years ago
principal of an East Tennessee academy
at Sweetwater, committed suicide by
jumping from the Tennessee river
bridge at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Local insurance agents at Minneapo-
lis were ordered to advance rates on
risks from 20 to 40 per cent on whole
sale mercantile establishments.
Ere at Essexville. Mich, caused a
loss of $4,000, on which there was
81, 500 insurance.
William Wilson's jewelry store win
dow was smashed in with a coupling
pin at Pittsburg, Pa, and tray con-
tanning 80, 900 worth of diamonds was
stolen. The robbers fastened the door
on the outside before making the at
tempt.
Gertrude Kunkle, aged IS years, was
burned to death and her father danger
ously injured by the explosion of a
lamp. Miss Kunlxel and her father,
William Kunkel, were reading in the
parlor at their home in Knoxville, Pa,
when the lamp exploded without warm
ing, scattering the oil over the room.
Miss Kunkel was horribly burned and
died in few minutes. Her father will
recover.
Ex-Secretary of State Soper of Michi-
gan who was forced to resign by Gov.
Winans, says he will soon make a state
ment to the people in defense of his
acts.
The creditors of the Hadfield COM
pany, which recently failed at Wau-
kesha, Wis, are not likely to be paid in
full.
Joseph Homer was scalded to death in
boiling vat at Belleville, Ill.
John Soil was killed in q dynamite
explosion in Biglow's logging camp
near Washburn, Wis.
James Ellison of Decatur, ILL.,, was
given nine years in the penitentiary for
the abduction of Clara Mills, nged Ia,
last October.
An independent German daily called
the Post, has made its appearance at
Quincy, Ill. Victor Straus, recently of
Chicago, is editor.
Two freight-trains collided near Con-
norsville, Ind. An engine and thirteen
cars went into the ditch. A quantity Of
alcohol took fire and burned six cars.
w. L. Lewis, ex-postmaster of Lewis
ton, Columbia county, Wis, will be dr..
ranged in the United States court for
trial on charge of stealing registered
mail packages.
Murphy j. Foster was nominated for
Governor of Louisiana Thursday al
Baton Rouge, by the minority faction
OF the Democratic party. known as the
adams Anti-lottery Combine"
Minneapolis mills ground during the
past week 1872, 1914 barrels of flour. as
compared with 1s1, 300 barrels the pre-
ceding week, and 1885, barrels fol-
the corresponding period of 1900 The
flour trade was not so active as for
some weeks previous.
A man named John Leahy, his wife
and his grandson were found dead In q
lodging-house at Bantry, near Cork.
They died from poison. Much mystery
attaches to the case, as to whether 1t 1.
suicide or murder.
General Patrick Edward Common, M
Indian fighter and a veteran of severn
wars, died at Salt Lake City, Utah.
William w. King, formerly a membe,
OF Company II, First Illinois Infantry
attempted to commit suicide at Sar
Francisco, CAL, by taking morphine.
Andrew Carnegie has been requested
to establish an iron industry at Hamil
ton, Ontario. He declined the invita-
ton with the remark that Canada
should first become part of the Unior
before American capital be invested
there.
While blowing near Blakesburg
Iowa, William Johns was thrown for
ward over the plow handles. His necl
was broken and he aied instantly.
In a freight wreck on the Columbus
Hooking Valley & Toledo road neal
Jacksonville, Ohio. Joe M'Nerney, ar
engineer, was killed.
Austria has offered to mediate be
tween the Vatican and the Quirinal.
Alta Spanish Cabinet council 1t wa,
decided to treble the import duties on
number of articles which are importe,
chiefly from France.
The bullion in the Bank of Englan,
increased 1884, 00d during the last week
The proportion of the Bank of Eng
lands reserve to liability, which las
week was 1907 per cent is now a..
per cent.
The s-year-old daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Paul Meintz of KALAMAZOO, Mich.
| was found burned to crisp Tn
child's clothes caught fire during tn,
mothers absence.
Minnie C. Hansen of Goshen, Ind.
secured a divorce from her first hus
band and was married TO +. l.. More
house of Elkhart in the same evening
The Oshkosh Electric Light an,
Power company has issued bonds to tn
amount of 500, 900 and given a deed O
trust to the Massachusetts Loan an,
Trust company of Boston.
In the Federation of Labor convep
| riOn President Compers axnraeead o,,;x,