Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-07-28

caused indignation among his negro
neighbors who organized mob and
hanged him.
Sheriff Thorn has captured and lodged
in jail at San Andreas, CAL, a man found
in the chaparral near Wallace, whom he
believes to be the one that killed Tovey,
Amador county on the 18th OF June last.
The body of an infant was found, Fri.
day, under the railroad bridge at The
Dalles where it had been deposited by
the waves of the Columbia. 1t was boy
and was undoubtedly the result of an
abortion, at least, 30 decided coroner's
jury.
Isaac and Easter Kroot, Polish boys,
aged respectively and IL years, were
run down by an electric car at Indianap.
oils Tuesday. Isaac was instantly killed
and Easter probably fatally injured.
Motormsn Charles Peck has been ar
rested.
A boarding car, occupied by laborers
on the Great Northern at Mouscoulee,
Wash, was standing on a side track, but
did not clear the main track. A freight
train ran into it, killing Charles Edwards
and seriously injuring Edward Moran
and Ben Swift.
William Cook, section foreman at
Pemberville, CAL, went home drunk and
make a murderous attack ON bis four
children. He picked one Of them up and
dashed it's brains out against the wall.
Two others will die. There is strong
talk of lynching.
Henry J. Day has received the ap-
pointment from United States Marshal
Grady of deputy for the district extend
ing from Portland south to Roseburg.
The appointment is for four years. Mr..
Day will continue to act as deputy sher-
if of Lane county.
A syndicate of Portland and New York
capitalists are negotiating for the pur-
chase of $4,000 acres of timber land in
the neighborhood of Medford, Or, be.
longing to the Southern Pacific railroad.
1t is understood that the purchase price
named is 100000.
Ellensburg is solving the hobo ques-
ton by heroic treatment Three OF that
genus, who refused to leave when or.
dered to do so by the marshal, we're
glad to leave. The same treatment will
be administered to all subsequent visi.
tors of the same ilk.
Frank Egan, who has the the reputa.
ton of being a tough, killed John J
Macdonald, "a years Of age, a meat
carver, in glove contest at New York
Monday night. Egan escaped after the
fatal blow had been struck, and Mac
Donald died in Roosevelt hospital.
Secretary Morton is busy wedding ont
the idlers in his department. He finds
that a gang of inspectors were being
paid $24 900 annually for inspecting meat
for export when a pound was not ex-
ported. So far nearly $50 men have
been discharged and 100000 a year
saved.
All over Europe it is the custom to give
the waiter gratuity amounting to one
twentieth Of the bill he presents. He
gets q cent tip for q 81 meal. A small
but fixed gratuity secures the best Of ser
vice. The European waiter ia not paid
by his landlord. He often pays for his
place.
A sad case OF mysterious poisoning is
reported in the family of Theophile
Deschamps at Nashua, N. Y, evidently
from something in the food, the nature
OF which is still unknown. The family
consisted of father and mother and six
children. Three children are dead and
the mother cannot live.
+. ]. Northcutt, the man who has
gained so much notoriety on account OF
the mammoth yield of 10l bushels Of
wheat on one acre OH his farm near Pull
man, Wash, has completed the tiresome